Benoni S. Fuller

Benoni Stinson Fuller (November 13, 1825 – April 14, 1903) was an American educator and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1875 to 1879.

Benoni Fuller
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 1st district
In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879
Preceded by	William E. Niblack
Succeeded by	William Heilman
Member of the Indiana Senate
In office 1862–1872
Member of the Indiana House of Representatives from the ? district
In office 1866–1868
Personal details
Born	(1825-11-13)November 13, 1825
Died	April 14, 1903(1903-04-14) (aged 77) Boonville, Indiana, U.S.
Political party	Democratic

Biography

Born near Boonville, Indiana, Fuller attended the common schools, and later taught school in Warrick County. He became sheriff of Warrick County in 1856 and 1858. He served in the Indiana Senate in 1862, 1870, and 1872, and served as member of the Indiana House of Representatives 1866-1868.

Congress

Fuller was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1878.

Later career and death

He then engaged in agricultural pursuits in Warrick County. He died in Boonville, Indiana, April 14, 1903. He was interred in Old Boonville Cemetery.

Electoral history

General election 1874^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Benoni S. Fuller	12,864	50.7
	Republican	Heilman	12,527	49.3

General election 1876^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Benoni S. Fuller	14,727	50.6
	Republican	C. A. Debruler	13,158	45.2

References

1. Congressional Quarterly, p. 630
2. Congressional Quarterly, p. 634

• United States Congress. "Benoni S. Fuller (id: F000406)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by William E. Niblack	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 1st congressional district 1875–1879	Succeeded by William Heilman