Sir John Fuller, 1st Baronet
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Sir John Michael Fleetwood Fuller, 1st Baronet KCMG
(21 October 1864 – 4 September 1915), was a British
Liberal Party
politician and colonial administrator.
Fuller was the eldest son of George Fuller
, of Neston Park
, Corsham
, Wiltshire, and his wife Emily Georgina Jane, daughter of Sir Michael Hicks Beach, 8th Baronet
, and was educated at Winchester
and Christ Church, Oxford
. He unsuccessfully contested Parliament three times but in 1900 he was successfully returned for Westbury
. He served under Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
as a Junior Lord of the Treasury
from 1906 to 1907 and under Campbell-Bannerman and later H. H. Asquith
as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
from 1907 to 1911. He was created a Baronet, of Neston Park
in Corsham in the County of Wiltshire, in 1910. The following year Fuller resigned his seat in the House of Commons
on his appointment as Governor of Victoria. He remained in this position until his resignation for health and family reasons in November 1913. He had been made a KCMG
in 1911.
Fuller married Norah Jacintha, daughter of Charles Nicholas Paul Phipps
, in 1898. They had two sons and four daughters. He died in September 1915, aged only 50, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son Gerard. Lady Fuller later remarried and died in 1935.
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
(21 October 1864 – 4 September 1915), was a British
United Kingdom
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Liberal Party
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician and colonial administrator.
Fuller was the eldest son of George Fuller
George Fuller (British politician)
George Pargiter Fuller , was a British Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1895.Fuller was born at Baynton, Wiltshire, the eldest surviving son of John Bird Fuller, a partner in Fuller Smith & Turner, brewers, and his wife Sophia Hanning, daughter of John Hanning...
, of Neston Park
Neston Park
Neston Park is an English country house and estate, 2 miles south of Corsham, Wiltshire, in the village of Neston. The name of the village comes from the name of the house.The house was built just after 1790....
, Corsham
Corsham
Corsham is a historic market town and civil parish in north west Wiltshire, England. It is at the south western extreme of the Cotswolds, just off the A4 which was formerly the main turnpike road from London to Bristol, between Bath and Chippenham ....
, Wiltshire, and his wife Emily Georgina Jane, daughter of Sir Michael Hicks Beach, 8th Baronet
Sir Michael Hicks Beach, 8th Baronet
Sir Michael Hicks Hicks-Beach, 8th Baronet was a British MP and High Sheriff.He was appointed High Sheriff of Gloucestershire for 1840 and then returned as Member of Parliament for East Gloucestershire from January 1854 until his death in November of the same year.Hicks-Beach married Harriett...
, and was educated at Winchester
Winchester College
Winchester College is an independent school for boys in the British public school tradition, situated in Winchester, Hampshire, the former capital of England. It has existed in its present location for over 600 years and claims the longest unbroken history of any school in England...
and Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England...
. He unsuccessfully contested Parliament three times but in 1900 he was successfully returned for Westbury
Westbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Westbury was a parliamentary constituency in Wiltshire from 1449 to 2010. It was represented in the House of Commons of England until 1707, and then in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and finally in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801...
. He served under Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman GCB was a British Liberal Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1905 to 1908 and Leader of the Liberal Party from 1899 to 1908. He also served as Secretary of State for War twice, in the Cabinets of Gladstone and Rosebery...
as a Junior Lord of the Treasury
Lord of the Treasury
In the United Kingdom, there are at least six Lords of the Treasury who serve concurrently. Traditionally, this board consists of the First Lord of the Treasury, the Second Lord of the Treasury, and four or more junior lords .Strictly they are commissioners for exercising the office of Lord...
from 1906 to 1907 and under Campbell-Bannerman and later H. H. Asquith
H. H. Asquith
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, KG, PC, KC served as the Liberal Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916...
as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
The Vice-Chamberlain of the Household is usually a junior government whip in the British House of Commons and is an officer of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. He or she is the Deputy to the Lord Chamberlain of the Household. The Vice-Chamberlain's main role is to compile...
from 1907 to 1911. He was created a Baronet, of Neston Park
Fuller Baronets
There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Fuller, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2010....
in Corsham in the County of Wiltshire, in 1910. The following year Fuller resigned his seat in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
on his appointment as Governor of Victoria. He remained in this position until his resignation for health and family reasons in November 1913. He had been made a KCMG
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
in 1911.
Fuller married Norah Jacintha, daughter of Charles Nicholas Paul Phipps
Charles Nicholas Paul Phipps
Charles Nicholas Paul Phipps , of Chalcot House, Westbury, Wiltshire, was a Brazil merchant, Conservative MP for Westbury and High Sheriff of Wiltshire ....
, in 1898. They had two sons and four daughters. He died in September 1915, aged only 50, and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son Gerard. Lady Fuller later remarried and died in 1935.