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William S. Fulton

4th governor of Arkansas Territory (1795-1844)
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William S. Fulton
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Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
June 2, 1795
Date of death
August 15, 1844
Place of birth
Cecil County
Place of death
Little Rock
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
lawyer, newspaper editor, politician, governor, jurist
Position held
Governor of Arkansas Territory, secretary, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, senator[13][14][15][16]
Educated at
Baltimore College, University of Maryland, Baltimore[17][18]
Member of political party
Democratic Party[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[27]
Birth name
William Savin Fulton[28]
Described by source
Encyclopedia of Arkansas[26]
Family name
Fulton[24]
Given name
William[25]
Military, police or special rank
Corporal[21]
Name in native language
William S. Fulton[29]
Native language
English[12]
Participated in conflict
War of 1812, Battle of Baltimore[22][23]
Place of burial
Mount Holly Cemetery[10]
Social classification
slave owner[30]
Writing language
English[31]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 18
ISNI
0000000054277719
VIAF cluster ID
49022658
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2007150421
GND ID
121164619X
CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas ID
william-savin-fulton-2653
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02297667
FAST ID
1691605
Find a Grave memorial ID
22363
Freebase ID
/m/01skhh
Geni profile ID
6000000016419488081
Our Campaigns candidate ID
108505
Political Graveyard politician ID
fulton.html#628.89.98
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Prabook ID
1758079, 1063214
SNAC ARK ID
w6cg0x41
US Congress Bio ID
F000425
WikiTree person ID
Fulton-1177
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgRX7B496Wt78FG8c7mBP
Yale LUX ID
person/58b32097-002d-48eb-9246-a263b7a9c761

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🔗 Connections
Position held 6
secretary, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator
Occupation 2
lawyer, politician
Participated in conflict 2
War of 1812, Battle of Baltimore
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Described by source 1
Encyclopedia of Arkansas
Educated at 1
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Given name 1
William
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Democratic Party
Military, police or special rank 1
Corporal
Named after 1
Fulton County
Native language 1
English
Place of birth 1
Cecil County
Place of death 1
Little Rock
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

William S. Fulton was born on June 2, 1795[1], in Cecil County[2]. He died on August 15, 1844[3], in Little Rock[4]. He worked as a lawyer[5], newspaper editor[6], politician[7], governor[8], and jurist[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for William S. Fulton include Fulton County[32], a county of Arkansas[33], in United States[34], founded in 1842[35].

Why It Matters

Entities named for William S. Fulton include Fulton County[32], a county of Arkansas[33], in United States[34], founded in 1842[35].

FAQs

Where was William S. Fulton born?

William S. Fulton's place of birth was Cecil County[2].

Where did William S. Fulton die?

William S. Fulton died in Little Rock[4].

What did William S. Fulton do for work?

William S. Fulton worked as a lawyer[5], newspaper editor[6], politician[7], governor[8], and jurist[9].

Where did William S. Fulton go to school?

William S. Fulton was educated at Baltimore College[17] and University of Maryland, Baltimore[18].

Related Entities

lawyer United States United States senator

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . encyclopediaofarkansas.net. encyclopediaofarkansas.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . washingtonpost.com. washingtonpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 8h ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65766: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 24w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → lawyer, newspaper editor, politician +1
    Position held → Governor of Arkansas Territory, secretary, United States senator +1
    "Created claim: Position held: senator"
  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CERL Thesaurus ID → cnp02297667
    Occupation → lawyer, newspaper editor, politician +1
    Prabook ID → 1758079, 1063214
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32153: import P21 and P106 from GND (35)"
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