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John Fullonton (1812-1896) was an American pastor, academic and legislator.
Fullonton was born in
John Fullonton (1812-1896) was an American pastor, academic and legislator.
Fullonton was born in Raymond, New Hampshire
Raymond is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 10,684 at the 2020 census. Part of Pawtuckaway State Park is in the north.
The main village in town, where 3,738 people resided at the 2020 census, is define ...
in 1812. He graduated from Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College (; ) is a private research university in Hanover, New Hampshire. Established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock, it is one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. Although founded to educate Native ...
in 1840, and from the Baptist Biblical School (later renamed Cobb Divinity School
Cobb Divinity School (also known as Bates Theological Seminary or the Free Will Baptist Bible School) was a Baptist theological institute. Founded in 1840, it was a Free Will Baptist graduate school affiliated with several Free Baptist institution ...
at Bates College
Bates College () is a private liberal arts college in Lewiston, Maine. Anchored by the Historic Quad, the campus of Bates totals with a small urban campus which includes 33 Victorian Houses as some of the dormitories. It maintains of nature p ...
) in Whitestown, New York
Whitestown is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 18,667 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from Judge Hugh White, an early settler. The town is immediately west of Utica and the New York State Thruway ( In ...
, in 1849. Fullonton served as principal of North Parsonsfield Seminary in 1840 and of the Whitestown Seminary
The Oneida Institute was a short-lived (1827–1843) but highly influential school that was a national leader in the emerging abolitionist movement. It was the most radical school in the country, the first at which black men were just as welcome ...
in 1843. Between 1851 and 1896 Fullonton served a professor and dean in the Free Baptist Theological School, first when it was attached to the New Hampton Institute
New Hampton School is an independent college preparatory high school in New Hampton, New Hampshire, United States. It has 305 students from over 30 states and 22 countries. The average class size is eleven, and the student-faculty ratio is five ...
and then Bates College
Bates College () is a private liberal arts college in Lewiston, Maine. Anchored by the Historic Quad, the campus of Bates totals with a small urban campus which includes 33 Victorian Houses as some of the dormitories. It maintains of nature p ...
since 1870. Fullonton received an honorary doctor of divinity from Dartmouth in 1862. Fullonton served as chaplain of the New Hampshire Legislature in 1863 and a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1867-1868.
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