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James Fulford (1841 – 6 September 1922) was an Australian politician. He was born in
West Maitland Maitland () is a city in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia and the seat of Maitland City Council, situated on the Hunter River, New South Wales, Hunter River approximately by road north of Sydney and north-west of Newcastle, New S ...
and was educated locally before becoming a businessman. He was town clerk at West Maitland from 1867 and also worked for the ''
Maitland Mercury The ''Maitland Mercury'' is Australia's third oldest regional newspaper, preceded only by the ''Geelong Advertiser'' (estab. 1840) and the ''Launceston Examiner'' (estab. 1842). The ''Maitland Mercury'' was established in 1843 when it was called ...
'' in a business capacity. He was an alderman at West Maitland, serving twice as mayor, and was later mayor of Dundas for thirteen years and an alderman at Waverley. In 1880 he was elected to the
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for
West Maitland Maitland () is a city in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia and the seat of Maitland City Council, situated on the Hunter River, New South Wales, Hunter River approximately by road north of Sydney and north-west of Newcastle, New S ...
, but he did not re-contest in 1882. Fulford died at
Marrickville Marrickville is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Marrickville is located south-west of the Sydney central business district and is the largest suburb in the Inner West Council local government ...
in 1922.


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