Benoni Stinson Fuller (November 13, 1825 – April 14, 1903) was an American educator and politician who served two terms as a

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from

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from 1875 to 1879.

Biography

Born near

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, Fuller attended the common schools, and later taught school in Warrick County. He became

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of Warrick County in 1856 and 1858. He served in the

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in 1862, 1870, and 1872, and served as member of the

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1866–1868.

Congress

Fuller was elected as a

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to the Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1878.

Later career and death

He then engaged in agricultural pursuits in Warrick County. He died in

, April 14, 1903. He was interred in Old Boonville Cemetery.

Electoral history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fuller, Benoni Stinson 1825 births 1903 deaths Democratic Party Indiana state senators Democratic Party members of the Indiana House of Representatives People from Warrick County, Indiana Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana People from Boonville, Indiana 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives 19th-century members of the Indiana General Assembly