Background
Fulford was the younger son of Canon Frederick John Fulford, vicar of Flaxley, Gloucestershire, and his wife, Emily Constance née Ellis.
Fulford was the younger son of Canon Frederick John Fulford, vicar of Flaxley, Gloucestershire, and his wife, Emily Constance née Ellis.
In the 1930s, he completed the editing of the standard edition of the diaries of Charles Greville. Fulford was educated at Lancing College and Worcester College, Oxford University.
From the 1930s to the 1960s, he wrote several important biographies and other works. Between 1964 and 1981 he edited five volumes of letters between Queen Victoria and the Princess Royal. He was President of the Liberal Party from 1964 to 1965.
In 1932, he qualified as a barrister, but never practised law.
From 1933, Fulford was a journalist with The Times, where he remained for many years. From 1937 to 1948, he was a part-time lecturer in English at King"s College London.
From 1941 to 1942, Fulford worked in Michigan-5 F4. From 1942 to 1945, he was assistant private secretary to Sir Archibald Sinclair, the Secretary of State for Air.
He stood as a Liberal Party candidate in three general elections: in 1929, he came second at Woodbridge.
In 1945, he came third at Holderness. And, in 1950, he came third at Rochdale. In 1964-1965, he was party president
Foreign Penguin Books he wrote The Liberal Case for the general election of 1959, published alongside the contributions of Lord Hailsham and Roy Jenkins for the other two national parties.
The Times called Fulford"s piece "a highly civilised credo". In 1970, he was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
In 1980, he was knighted in 1980. In 1937, Fulford married Sibell Eleanor Maud née Adeane, widow of the Honorary
Edward James Kay-Shuttleworth (d 1917) and of the Review
Honorary Charles Frederick Lyttelton (d 1931). There were no children.
Fulford died at his home, Barbon Manor, near Carnforth, aged 80.
Fulford was a member of The Literary Society and a committee member of the London Library.