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W. V. Fuller
Submitted by: Lynn Mack

Hon. W. V. FULLER, one of the progressive business men and substantial

citizens of Dallas, is secretary of the Commercial Club and proprietor

of the Fuller Pharmacy and is also extensively interested in timber

lands. His activities are thus broad, varied and important and

constitute a valuable element in the substantial upbuilding and

progress of his section of the state. He comes of distinguished

ancestry, representative of the family in both the paternal and

maternal lines having defended American interests as soldiers in the

Revolutionary war.

Mr. FULLER was born in West Union, Iowa, January 10, 1861, and is a

son of Lewis and Diantha (HOYT) FULLER, natives of New England. In an

early day the father came west to Iowa, taking up land in Howard

county, which he cleared and developed, continuing its cultivation and

improvement until called to his final rest. He served for a short

time as a soldier in the civil war, enlisting as a member of an Iowa

regiment. He passed away in May, 1866, and the mother's demise

occurred in February, 1912.

Their son, W. V. FULLER, was reared and educated in Iowa and on

attaining adult age he engaged in farming in that state until 1881,

when he went to northern Minnesota, where he became connected with the

lumber industry. He conducted his operations on an extensive scale,

becoming the owner of planing mills and several retail lumber-yards,

and continued to reside in that state for a period of twenty years, or

until 1901. In that year he came to Oregon, settling at Dallas, where

he engaged in the real estate and lumber business, but is not active

in the former line at present. For the past eleven years he has been

proprietor of the Fuller Pharmacy at Dallas but does not devote his

time to its operation, his attention being largely given to the

conduct of his extensive timber and horticultural interests. He has

timber holdings in Polk, Benton, Lincoln and Tillamook counties and

also has large farming interests, specialzing in the raising of

cherries. During the summer months he has charge of the fire patrol

in Benton and Polk counties, being secretary and manager of the Polk

County Fire Patrol Association. His activities thus cover a broad

field and he is active in pushing forward the wheels of progress in

Polk county. He is a farsighted business man, possessing sound

judgment and keen discrimination, and his initiative spirit and

notable ability have carried him into important relations.

In October, 1880, Mr. FULLER was united in marriage to Miss Eliza

STEWART and they have become the parents of a daughter, Bertha, who is

now the wife of Oscar HAYTER, a prominent attorney of Dallas.

In his political views Mr. FULLER is a republican and he has been

called upon to represent his district in the state legislature,

serving in the sessions of 1917 and 1919 and also during the special

session of 1920. He carefully studied the problems which came up for

settlement, giving his earnest support to all bills which he believed

would prove beneficial to the commonwealth and his legislative record

is a most creditable one. He is much interested in the welfare and

progress of his community and for two terms was a member of the city

council. He is president of the Polk county fair board and has served

in that capacity since its organization in 1913. He belongs to the

Sons of the American Revolution and is a most patriotic and

public-spirited American. During the World war he rendered important

and valuable service to the government as county food and fuel

administrator, as chairman of the Council of Defense, and was also

active in promoting all the local drives. Fraternally he is

identified with the Masons, having membership in Al Kader Temple of

the Mystic Shrine at Portland, and for thirty years he has been a

member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. In religious faith he

is a Presbyterian, loyal to the teachings of the church. The activity

of Mr. FULLER in relation to the public welfare has been of wide scope

and no man has done more to further the interests and upbuilding of

the community. The years have chronicled his growing success and at

all times his career has been such as would bear the closest

investigation and scrutiny. His ideals of life are high and he

utilizes every opportunity that enables him to climb to their level.

History of Oregon, Biographical, Vol. II, The Pioneer Historical

Publishing Company, 1922, Pages 608-609.

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