Biographical Note

Andrew Steele Fulton [1800-1884] was a congressman, lawyer and judge from from Waynesboro, Virginia. He was admitted to the bar in 1825, became a member of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1840 and 1845, became prosecuting attorney of Wythe County Virginia in 1846 and was elected a Whig to the U.S. House of Representatives that same year, serving from 1847-1849. He continued practicing law when the term ran out and later was appointed Judge of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit and served from 1852-1869.

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