| LC control no. | no2004039758 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Fuller, Alvan T. (Alvan Tufts), 1878-1958 |
| See also | Massachusetts. Governor (1925-1929 : Fuller) |
| Associated place | Massachusetts |
| Located | Boston (Mass.) |
| Birth date | 1878-02-27 |
| Death date | 1958-04-30 |
| Place of birth | Charlestown (Boston, Mass.) |
| Place of death | Boston (Mass.) |
| Field of activity | Automobile dealers Massachusetts--Politics and government Art--Collectors and collecting |
| Affiliation | Massachusetts. General Court. House of Representatives United States. Congress. House |
| Profession or occupation | Automobile dealers Politicians Businesspeople Legislators Lieutenant governors Governors Art--Collectors and collecting Philanthropists |
| Found in | A memorial exhibition of the collection of the Honorable Alvan T. Fuller, 1959: t.p. (Honorable Alvan T. Fuller) p. 7 (1878-1958; Congressman from and Governor of Mass.) OCLC, Apr. 26, 2004 (hdg.: Fuller, Alvan T.; Fuller, Alvan Tufts, 1878-1958; usage: Alvan T. Fuller) Massachusetts. Governor's Committee on Needs and Uses of Open Spaces. Report of Governor's Committee on Needs and Uses of Open Spaces, 1929: page [2] of wrapper (Committee appointed by Governor Alvan T. Fuller on November 1, 1927) National Governors Association website, viewed June 19, 2018 Massachusetts: Past Governor Bios (Governor Alvan Tufts Fuller; office dates: January 06, 1925-January 08, 1929) Wikipedia, viewed June 21, 2018 (Alan T. Fuller; Alvan Tufts Fuller; born February 27, 1878 in Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts, died April 30, 1958 in Boston, Massachusetts; businessman, motor car dealer, politician, art collector, and philanthropist; opened one of the first automobile dealerships in Massachusetts, became one of the states wealthiest men; political party: Progressive Republican; served in Massachusetts House of Representatives 1914-1917; member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 9th district of Massachusetts, March 4, 1917-January 5, 1921; became 48th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, January 6, 1921-January 8, 1925 under Governor Channing Cox; 50th Governor of Massachusetts, January 8, 1925-January 3, 1929; political career impacted by his handling of the Sacco and Vanzetti affair in 1927; also an avid art collector, donated pieces to major collections; founded the Fuller Foundation supporting charitable agencies in the Greater Boston area and the Seacoast Region of New Hampshire, and Fuller Gardens in North Hampton, New Hampshire) |
| Associated language | eng |
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