Background
ASBURY, ROBERT was born on May 13, 1929 in Saltville, Virginia, United States.
governor of Iowa politician Lieutenant Governor of Iowa Member of the Iowa House of Representatives member of the Iowa Senate
ASBURY, ROBERT was born on May 13, 1929 in Saltville, Virginia, United States.
Emory and Henry College. University of Richmond (Juris Doctor, 1957). Delta Theta Phi. Attorney for Commonwealth, County of Smyth, 19601980.
He also served as the 38th Lieutenant Governor of Iowa from 1965 to 1969. He then became the running mate of Iowa governor Harold Hughes, and with Hughes 1964 re-election, became the state's 38th Lieutenant Governor. He served as lieutenant governor from January 17, 1965 to January 1, 1969.
He then served briefly as governor from January 1 to January 16, 1969, following Governor Hughes' election to the United States Senate. Fulton was the last Democrat to serve as Governor of Iowa until the 1999 inauguration of Tom Vilsack. The office of Iowa governor was taken over by Robert D. Ray on January 16, 1969.
Fulton later ran for a full term as governor in 1970, but was defeated by Ray.
A Democrat, he served as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 1958 to 1960, followed by a term as a member of the Iowa Senate from 1962 to 1964. After leaving the governor's office, Fulton served as a member of the Democratic National Committee, and was a delegate to the 1972 Democratic National Convention.