Background
Thomas Fuller was born on March 8, 1822 in Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.
(Thomas Fuller with George Mann)
Thomas Fuller with George Mann
1855
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Thomas Fuller was born on March 8, 1822 in Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.
In 1857, settling in Toronto, he formed a partnership with Chilion Jones with Fuller responsible for design work. The company first won the contract to design the church of St. Stephen-in-the-Fields.
In 1859, The Legislative Assembly in Ottawa voted the sum of £75,000 for the erection of a "Parliament House" and offered a premium of $1000 for the best design within that budget. The winning bid was made by Fuller and Jones for a neo-gothic design. The principal architects until its completion in 1866 were Thomas Fuller and Charles Baillairge.
In 1867 he won the contract to build the New York State Capitol building in Albany, New York, and spent the next several years in the United States. The project ran into severe cost overruns, and an inquiry blamed Fuller. Fuller thus returned to Canada, and unable to work in the more lucrative private sector, in 1881 became Chief Dominion Architect.
Thomas Fuller's son, Thomas W. Fuller, was also appointed Chief Architect in 1927.
Chilion Jones (1838–1912) was the business partner of architect Thomas Fuller in nineteenth-century Canada. They formed their partnership in the 1850s, together winning the contracts to design the church of St. Stephen-in-the-Fields in Toronto and the neo-gothic Parliament Buildings in Ottawa.
The winning bid for erection of a "Parliament House" was made by Fuller and Jones for a neo-gothic design. The principal architects until its completion in 1866 were Thomas Fuller and Charles Baillairge.
