George Fulford Explained

George Fulford
Birthname:George Taylor Fulford
Birth Date:1902 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Brockville, Ontario, Canada
Death Place:Brockville, Ontario, Canada[1]
Spouse:1) Josephine C. Weller
m. 30 September 1926[2]
2) Judy
m. ?-1987, his death
Father:George Taylor Fulford
Office:Ontario MPP for Leeds
Term Start:1934
Term End:1937
Parliament2:Canadian
Riding2:Leeds
Predecessor2:Hugh Alexander Stewart
Successor2:George Robert Webb
Term Start2:March 1940
Term End2:June 1945
Predecessor3:George Robert Webb
Successor3:Hayden Stanton
Term Start3:June 1949
Term End3:August 1953
Occupation:Businessman
Party:Liberal

George Taylor Fulford (6 May 1902  - 15 December 1987) was a Canadian businessman and politician who was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. Fulford was born in Brockville, Ontario, and he became an executive and manufacturer, particularly as president of the medicine manufacturer G. T. Fulford Co.

Life and career

Fulford graduated from the University of Toronto. He also attended Harvard University.

In 1934, Fulford was elected as a Liberal to the Ontario legislature for the Leeds riding, under Mitchell Hepburn's government. After leaving provincial politics due to his defeat in 1937, Fulford was elected to the House of Commons for the Leeds riding in the 1940 federal election. He was defeated in the 1945 federal election by George Robert Webb of the Progressive Conservative party.

Fulford returned to parliament by winning the riding in the 1949 federal election over a new Progressive Conservative candidate, John Lionel Carroll. After that term, Fulford was defeated by the Progressive Conservative party's Hayden Stanton in 1953. Fulford was unsuccessful in unseating Stanton in the 1957 and 1958 elections.

Fulford switched his support to the Progressive Conservative party in 1970, following a dispute over federal Liberal language policies. He died at a hospital in Brockville in 1987, at the age of 85.

Notes and References

  1. News: Obituary: George Fulford Leading Brockville citizen left Liberals to join Tories . The Globe and Mail. Toronto . 17 December 1987 . D11 . The Canadian Press .
  2. Book: Normandin, Pierre G. . The Canadian Parliamentary Guide . 1952 .