Henry Fuller

Background

Fuller was born in Cambridge Heath, London the eldest son of H. P. Fuller, a surgeon of Hackney Road, London.

Education

He was educated at East. Duke"s academy, "Belle Vue", at Ball"s Pond, near Highbury, then at Mr. Burn"s school, Kennington Common.

Career

He was employed as second officer on several Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Co steamships. He left the company at Portuguese Adelaide in 1845, and worked as a carter, carrying goods between the port and Adelaide city. When Cobb and Company, who had taken over the carrying business of William Rounsevell, decided to leave South Australia, Henry Fuller, George Mills and John Hill (Henry"s son), as John Hill & Company, took over that business, later became H. R. Fuller & Company

Fuller was elected to the South Australian House of Assembly for West Adelaide on 9 March 1865 and held the seat until 27 March 1870.

He was mayor of Adelaide 1866–1869.

On 12 May 1894 Fuller was elected to the South Australian Legislative Council for Central District Number. 1, a seat he held until 18 May 1900, representing the National Defence League.

He was a director of the National Marine Insurance Company of South Australia. Henry Robert Fuller married Amelia Georgina Harward (1834 – 27 August 1926) on 7 February 1853.

Their children included:

Louisa Emma Fuller (28 April 1854 – 14 July 1925) married Richard Henry Cowham on 10 March 1883, lived at Forestville.

Alfred Frederick Richman Fuller ( – 27 October 1941) married Elizabeth Graham on 12 June 1884, with Lorimer, Rome & Company

Florence Bateman Fuller (ca1858 – 2 April 1889) married Edgar Atkinson on 23 January 1884. Lawrence Herbert "Bert" Fuller (ca1860 – 18 October 1926) married Jean Reeves on 15 December 1915

William Henry Fuller (ca1862 – 16 July 1949) married Sarah Doctorate. Graham on 13 February 1894 of Hayward Station, later Hyde Park

Harold Reginald Fuller ( – 25 February 1948) married Ruby Hayes Norman on 24 April 1907, with Hill & Company

Achievements

• In 1856 he and partners Henry Hill and George Mills won the contract to manage rail freight between the port and the city.

Membership

Henry Ernest Fuller (13 August 1867 – 18 February 1962) was a noted Adelaide architect and prominent member of the South Australian Society of Arts.