Maurice Garland Fulton (December 3, 1877 – 1955) was an American historian and English professor. He was a professor of English and History at the
New Mexico Military Institute
New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI) is a public military junior college and high school in Roswell, New Mexico. Founded in 1891, NMMI operates under the auspices of the State of New Mexico, under a dedicated Board of Regents that reports t ...
for three decades. He was the (co-)author or (co-)editor of several books, and "an authority on the
Lincoln County War and
Southwestern history."
Early life
Maurice Garland Fulton was born on December 3, 1877, in
Lafayette County, Mississippi
Lafayette County is a county in the U.S. state of Mississippi. At the 2020 census, the population was 55,813. Its county seat is Oxford. The local pronunciation of the name is "la-FAY-et." The county's name honors Marquis de Lafayette, a Fre ...
.
His father,
Robert Burwell Fulton, served as the seventh chancellor of the
University of Mississippi
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in
Oxford, Mississippi
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.
His maternal grandfather,
Landon Garland
Landon Cabell Garland (1810–1895), an American, was professor of physics and history and university president three times at different Southern Universities (Randolph Macon, Alabama, Vanderbilt) while living in the Southern United States for hi ...
, was a slaveholder who served as the second president of
Randolph-Macon College in
Ashland, Virginia
Ashland is a town in Hanover County, Virginia, United States, located north of Richmond along Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 1. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 7,565, up from 7,225 at the 2010 census.
Ashland is named after the L ...
, from 1836 to 1846, the third president of the
University of Alabama
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in
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
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, from 1855 to 1865, and the first chancellor of
Vanderbilt University
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in
Nashville, Tennessee
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, from 1875 to 1893.
Fulton had three brothers and a sister.
Fulton graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he earned a Ph.B. in English in 1898, followed by an A.M. in 1901.
He attended graduate school at the University of Michigan, but came short of earning a PhD.
Career
Fulton taught at his alma mater, the University of Mississippi, from 1900 to 1901, followed by the
University of Michigan
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until 1903, the
University of Illinois
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in 1904, and back at the University of a year.
He later taught at
Centre College
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from 1905 to 1909, followed by
Davidson College
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until 1918.
He took a hiatus to serve as a colonel in the
United States Army
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during
World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
in 1918,
and returned to academia, teaching at
Indiana University
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from 1919 to 1922.
He was a professor of English and History at
New Mexico Military Institute
New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI) is a public military junior college and high school in Roswell, New Mexico. Founded in 1891, NMMI operates under the auspices of the State of New Mexico, under a dedicated Board of Regents that reports t ...
in
Roswell, New Mexico
Roswell () is a city in and the county seat of Chaves County, New Mexico, Chaves County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 48,422 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of municipalities in New Mexico, fi ...
, from 1922 to 1955.
Fulton taught the courses about William Shakespeare and
Charles Lamb
Charles Lamb (10 February 1775 – 27 December 1834) was an English essayist, poet, and antiquarian, best known for his '' Essays of Elia'' and for the children's book '' Tales from Shakespeare'', co-authored with his sister, Mary Lamb (1764� ...
as well as Mississippi poet
Irwin Russell.
He was the chair of the English department at NMMI.
Fulton (co-)authored or (co-)edited several books, and he became "an authority on the
Lincoln County War and
Southwestern history."
He edited the writings of
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), also known as Teddy or T.R., was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909. Roosevelt previously was involved in New York (state), New York politics, incl ...
, who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909, and
Pat Garrett
Patrick Floyd Jarvis Garrett (June 5, 1850February 29, 1908) was an American Old West lawman, bartender and U.S. Customs, customs agent known for killing Billy the Kid. He was the Sheriffs in the United States, sheriff of Lincoln County, New Me ...
's biography of
Billy the Kid
Henry McCarty (September 17 or November 23, 1859July 14, 1881), alias William H. Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid, was an American outlaw and gunfighter of the Old West who was linked to nine murders: four for which he was solely res ...
. He edited a history of New Mexico and two volumes of
Josiah Gregg's diary and letters with
Paul Horgan.
He was active in the
Chaves County Historical Society.
Personal life and death
Fulton married Vaye McPhearson Callahan.
He died on February 12, 1955, in Roswell, New Mexico, at 77.
He was buried in South Park Cemetery, Roswell, NM.
His papers are at the
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona (Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona, United States. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it ...
.
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References
External links
Maurice Garland Fultonat
Find a Grave
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Worldcat Overview & works, Maurice G. Fulton
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1877 births
1955 deaths
People from Oxford, Mississippi
People from Roswell, New Mexico
University of Mississippi alumni
University of Mississippi faculty
University of Michigan faculty
Centre College faculty
Davidson College faculty
Indiana University faculty
United States Army personnel of World War I
United States Army colonels
American academics of English literature
Historians of the American West
20th-century American historians
American male non-fiction writers
20th-century American male writers