Biography
of CHARLES R. FULBRIGHT
of
Springfield, Greene Co, MO
[from book Past & Present of Greene Co, MO by
(contributed by Roy Dickson)
Self-assertion is believed by many
people to be absolutely necessary to success in life, and there are good
reasons for the entertainment of such belief. The modest man very rarely gets
what is due him. The selfish, aggressive man elbows his way to the front, takes
all that is in sight with no seeming regard for the rights of others. And it
would sometimes seem that modesty is a sin with self-denial the penalty. There
are however, exceptions to all rules and it is a matter greatly to be regretted
that the exceptions to the conditions referred to are not more numerous. One
notable exception in Greene county is the case of Charles R. Fulbright, well
known real estate and insurance man of Springfield, who seems to possess just a
sufficient amount of modesty to be a gentleman at all times and yet sufficient
persistency to win in the business world and at the same time not appear over
bold; and as a result of these well and happily blended qualities, Mr.
Fulbright has won and retained a host of friends throughout the county, where
his life has been spent, and he is well known to all classes as a man of
influence, integrity and business ability.
Mr. Fulbright was born in
To Judge Fulbright
and wife four children were born, namely: Mrs. Lucy E. Hubble of Humansville,
Polk county, Missouri; Charles R., of this sketch; Mrs. Mary G. Carson lives in
Springfield; and W. N. who makes his home in Kansas City; he is married and was
formerly engaged in railroading.
Charles R. Fulbright
was reared in Greene county and he received a good
education in the local schools. When a young man he went to Sparta, Christian
county, just south of Greene county, and there engaged in merchandising for ten
years, enjoying a good trade with the people of the surrounding country, from
1887 to 1897, then returned to Springfield and engaged in the real estate and
insurance business and was continued in the same to the present time, building
up a large and constantly growing business and ranking among the leading men in
this line in the southwestern part of the state. Dealing in a straightforward,
honest and courteous manner with his fellow men he has retained their
confidence and respect all along. He represents a large number of old line and
accident insurance companies, about twelve in all. He maintains an office in
the Baker block on the public square.
Mr. Fulbright married
in 1887, Laura Hornbeak, of
One child has been
born to Mr. and Mrs. Fulbright, J. M., now twenty five years of age, who is
engaged in business with his father; he married Emily Diggins.
Politically, Mr.
Fulbright is a Democrat; fraternally, he belongs to the Masonic order, and in
religious matters holds membership in the Campbellite
church.
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