Senator George T. Fulford 1852-1905

Photo by Alan L Brown - Posted June, 2004

Photo by Alan L Brown - Posted July, 2007

Plaque Location

The United Counties of Leeds & Grenville
The City of Brockville
In a grass oval in front of the house
on the south side of King Street East
1.4 km east of the downtown intersection of
King Street East and Court House Avenue

Coordinates: N 44 35.878 W 75 40.253

Plaque Text

Born and raised in Brockville, George Taylor Fulford apprenticed at his brother's drugstore and took charge of it himself at age 22. Five years later, he was elected to the first of 12 terms as alderman. Fulford entered the patent-medicine trade in 1886, and in 1890 acquired the rights to his most famous product, "Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People". His use of large-scale newspaper testimonial advertising helped expand his business internationally. His headquarters remained in Brockville and Fulford himself maintained a local presence, as businessman, politician and philanthropist. His mansion, Fulford Place, reflected his social status. He was appointed to the Senate in 1900. In 1905, at the height of his career, George Fulford was fatally injured in an automobile accident.

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Posted October 26, 2009
i have a question for you.. i have done some reseach on Mr.Fulford and the Fulford mansion aswell but know where does it say anything about his wife Mary Wilder White Fulford and when she past away or how she past away... i was wondering why is that ?

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