Edmund Davie Fulton (March 10, 1916 – May 22, 2000) was a

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, politician and judge. He was born in

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, the son of politician/lawyer Frederick John Fulton and Winnifred M. Davie, daughter of

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. He was the youngest of 4 children.

Military career

Davie Fulton served in the Second World War with the

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overseas as Platoon and Company Commander with

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, and as Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General with the

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in the Italian and Northwestern Europe campaigns. His brother John "Moose" Fulton distinguished himself in the

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during World War II. He went missing in action in late 1942, and in 1943 Kamloops adopted the Moose Squadron in honour of its commander. In 1944 the Kamloops airport was dedicated as Fulton Field.

Political career

He was brought home from the war by the Conservative Party and won a seat by 100 votes in the

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in the 1945 general election. In 1949, he introduced legislation to criminalize the publication, distribution, and sale of

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, as the result of a murder by two

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teens that was blamed on the influence of the crime comics which the perpetrators had read. He ran for the leadership of the

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at the 1956 leadership convention, placing third behind

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. When Diefenbaker led the party to victory in the 1957 election, he appointed Fulton to

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. As Minister, Fulton was involved in negotiations to patriate the

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, and developed the "

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". In 1962, he became Minister of Public Works. His cousin, Albert McPhillips, was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries around this time. He resigned from Cabinet in 1963, when he decided to leave federal politics and take the leadership of the British Columbia Progressive Conservative Party. His efforts to revive the provincial Tories in BC were a failure, and he returned to the House of Commons in the 1965 election. Fulton stood as a candidate at the 1967 federal PC leadership convention, and placed third behind

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and

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. After losing his seat in the 1968 election, he retired from politics and returned to the law. In 1973, he became a

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on the

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, and served until 1981, resigning as a result of impaired driving conviction.

Resigning from the B.C. Supreme Court

Fulton tenure ended in 1982 with his resignation to then Prime Minister,

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. Issue relating to charges of drunk driving, as well as stress resulting from false allegation of his engaging in prostitution, known as the Wendy King Case caused him to resign. The ghost writer and publisher o
The Wendy King Story
apologized in court, "saying it was a case of mistaken identity." King also admitted the same in court,

This libel action has its origin in the fact that I sincerely believed that the plaintiff, Justice E. Davie Fulton, was on one occasion a client of mine in my professional capacity as a prostitute,' King's statement read. As a result of evidence recently disclosed to me, I now realize that I was in error in believing that I had ever met Justice Fulton or that I had associated with him in any way.

Fulton stated that stress from these false allegation had caused his drinking,

Because of the strain and emotional turmoil of this libel action, my problem with alcohol has come back in concentrated form.

In February 1979, as a result drinking and driving incident and an automobile accident, Fulton had his license suspended. During the stop, Fulton "admitted he had used 'intemperate language'," telling the police to "Go to hell." He was involved in a hit-and-run incident, also in February 1979, where the "owner of the vehicle involved told police he had followed the hit-and-run car...to the judge's house." In March 1979, Fulton pled guilty to drinking and driving charges. The 1981 drinking-and-driving incident was a second offence; he received a $700 fine and a mandatory 14 days in jail. He was also disbarred from the B.C. Law Society.

Later life

From 1986 to 1992, Fulton served as a commissioner on the

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. In 1992, he was made an Officer of the

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. He died in Vancouver on May 22, 2000.

Election results

References

External links

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Order of Canada Citation
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