William Harvey Fuller (November 10, 1876 - September 8, 1943) was a lawyer and state legislator in Pennsylvania. He was a Republican. He was African American. He was born in

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. He graduated from the State Colored Normal School at

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in 1894, received an A.B. from Lincoln University in 1899, attended University of Pennsylvania, and received an LL.B. from Howard University in 1902. He was elected to the

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in 1925 and was re-elected twice. After he left office he worked as an Assistant District Attorney in Philadelphia County from 1932 to 1943. He died in Philadelphia and was buried at Mt. Lawn Cemetery in

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. In 1974 he was included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission's "History of Black Legislators in Pennsylvania’s General Assembly" exhibit.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fuller, William H. 1876 births 1943 deaths Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

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