Frank B. Fulkerson
Frank Ballard Fulkerson (March 5, 1866 – August 30, 1936) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.
Born near Edinburg, Missouri, Fulkerson moved with his parents to a farm near Higginsville, Missouri. He attended the common schools and was graduated from Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, in 1888. He then taught school for two years.
Fulkerson attended the law department of the
Fulkerson was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907). However, his bid for reelection in 1906 to the Sixtieth Congress was unsuccessful. He also made unsuccessful bids for attorney general of Missouri in 1908 and for mayor of St. Joseph, Missouri in that same year.
Fulkerson resumed the practice of law in St. Joseph, Missouri and served as delegate to several Republican State conventions, as well as to the Republican National Convention in 1908. He served as president of the city police board in 1909 and as city counselor of St. Joseph in 1913 and 1914. He returned to Lafayette County, Missouri, in 1918 and continued the practice of law, also engaging in agricultural pursuits near Higginsville. He served as prosecuting attorney of Lafayette County in 1921–1925.
Fulkerson died near Higginsville, Missouri, August 30, 1936. He was interred in Higginsville City Cemetery.
References
- United States Congress. "Frank B. Fulkerson (id: F000403)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.