REF: Biographical Directory of the American Congress 1774-1961 Printed by the US Gov’t. in 1961.

"FULBRIGHT, James Franklin, a Representative from Missouri; born near Millerville Cape Girardeau County, Mo., January 24, 1877; attended the public schools and was graduated from the State Normal School, Cape Girardeau, Mo., in 1900; taught school in Cape Girardeau and Ripley Counties for several years; attended the Washington Law School St. Louis, Mo., for a short time; was admitted to the bar in 1903 and commenced practice in Doniphan, Mo., in 1904 appointed and subsequently elected prosecuting attorney of Ripley County in 1906 reelected in 1908 and 1910; member in the State house of representatives 1913-1919, serving as speaker pro tempore 1915-1919 mayor of Doniphan, Mo., 1919-1921; elected as a Democrat the Sixty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1923-March 3, 1925); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1924 to the Sixty-ninth Congress; elected to the Seventieth Congress (March 4, 1927-March 3, 1929); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1928 to the Seventy-first Congress elected to the Seventy-second Congress (March 4, 1931-March 3, 1933); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1932; resumed the practice of law; delegate to the Democratic National Convention at Houston 1928; permanent chairman of the Democratic State convention in 1936; elected judge of the Springfield Court of Appeals in 1936 and served from January 1, 1937, until his death in Springfield Mo., April 5, 1948; interment in Doniphan Cemetery, Doniphan, Mo."

Karen; Thank you for writing about your kinsman, Congressman James Franklin Fulbright (6-22432). I heard about him many years ago. I plan to go through the archives of the newspaper in Springfield, Missouri when I am there next. I recall reading about him there many years ago. He was a respected figure even in his retirement. As I recall, the article played up his role in helping to write the state of Missouri’s Constitution. I know I was impressed at the time. If you come up with more information about the Congressman, please share it with us. If I find anything, I shall send it along to you. Thanks again, Karen.