Thomas Fuller (Maine)
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Thomas James Duncan Fuller was a United States Representative from Maine
. He was born in Hardwick, Vermont
on March 17, 1808. He attended the common schools.
He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Calais, Maine
. He was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-first and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1849-March 3, 1857). He was elected chairman of the Committee on Commerce (Thirty-third Congress).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1856. He was appointed by President James Buchanan
as Second Auditor of the Treasury and served from April 15, 1857, to August 3, 1861. He engaged in the practice of law before the United States Supreme Court and the Court of Claims
in Washington, D.C.
He died, while on a visit to his son, near Upperville, Virginia
on February 13, 1876. His interment is in Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
. He was born in Hardwick, Vermont
Hardwick, Vermont
Hardwick is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 3,174 at the 2000 census.It contains the incorporated village of Hardwick and the unincorporated villages of East Hardwick and Mackville...
on March 17, 1808. He attended the common schools.
He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Calais, Maine
Calais, Maine
Calais is a city in Washington County, Maine, United States. The city has three United States border crossings or also known as a Port of entry with the busiest being on the St. Croix River bordering St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada...
. He was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-first and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1849-March 3, 1857). He was elected chairman of the Committee on Commerce (Thirty-third Congress).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1856. He was appointed by President James Buchanan
James Buchanan
James Buchanan, Jr. was the 15th President of the United States . He is the only president from Pennsylvania, the only president who remained a lifelong bachelor and the last to be born in the 18th century....
as Second Auditor of the Treasury and served from April 15, 1857, to August 3, 1861. He engaged in the practice of law before the United States Supreme Court and the Court of Claims
United States Court of Claims
The Court of Claims was a federal court that heard claims against the United States government. It was established in 1855 as the Court of Claims, renamed in 1948 to the United States Court of Claims , and abolished in 1982....
in Washington, D.C.
He died, while on a visit to his son, near Upperville, Virginia
Upperville, Virginia
Upperville is an unincorporated community in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States, located along U.S. Route 50 fifty miles from downtown Washington, D.C.. Founded in the 1790s along Pantherskin Creek, it was originally named Carrstown by first settler Josephus Carr...
on February 13, 1876. His interment is in Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.