Alvan Tufts Fuller (February 27, 1878-April 30, 1958) was an American political figure, and Governor of Massachusetts from 1925 until 1929. February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining, as the last day in April. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics, sometimes this may include political scientists. ... // Governor of Massachusetts Part the Second, Chapter II, Section I, Article I of the Massachusetts Constitution reads, There shall be a supreme executive magistrate, who shall be styled, The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; and whose title shall be — His Excellency. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Fuller was born on February 27, 1878 in Boston, Massachusetts. Educated in the public schools, he ran a bicycle repair shop in Malden, Massachusetts, and became champion cyclist. In 1899, when automobiles first began to be manufactured, the 21 year old sold his racing prizes and used the money to travel to Europe, where he bought two cars and had them shipped to Boston. By 1904, he had opened a Packard Motor Car dealership in Boston, which by 1920 was recognized as the world's most successful automobile dealership. February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Nickname: City on a Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Solar System), Athens of America Motto: Official website: www. ... // Public education is schooling provided for the general public by the government, whether national or local, and paid for by taxes, which leads to it often being called state education. ... This racing bicycle is built using lightweight, shaped aluminium tubing and carbon fiber stays and forks. ... Malden is a city located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ... World map showing Europe Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ... Packard red hexagon symbol made its debut in 1905, with the color red added in 1913 Packard was a United States based brand of luxury automobile built by the Packard Motors Company of Detroit,Michigan, and later by the Studebaker-Packard Corporation of South Bend, Indiana. ...

Mr. Fuller entered politics as a Republican member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, where he served one term from 1915 to 1917. In 1916, he was elected as an Indepdendent to the U.S. House of Representatives, and re-elected to the 66th Congress in 1918 as a Republican, serving from 1917 to 1921. From 1921 to 1925, he served as Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, and was elected Governor of Massachusetts in 1924. He was re-elected in 1926, and served as Governor from 1925 to 1929. The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the bicameral state legislature of Massachusetts. ... The chamber of the United States House of Representatives is located in the south wing of the Capitol building, in Washington, D.C.. This photograph shows a rare glimpse of the four vote tallying boards (the blackish squares across the top), which display each members name and vote as... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ...

During his administration, Governor Fuller faced a significant budget deficit leading to initiatives to reduce and economize the operations of state government. The fear of the spread of communism or the "Red Scare" combined with labor issues continued to be in the forefront of the national consciousness, manifesting itself in the Sacco and Vanzetti Murder Trial. Governor Fuller appointed a three-member panel: Harvard President Abbott Lawrence Lowell; MIT President Dr. Samuel W. Stratton; and retired Probate Judge Robert Grant to investigate the case and see if the trials were fair. Governor Fuller accepted the committee's assessment and based on that assessment refused to further delay their executions. Political cartoon of the era depicting an anarchist attempting to destroy the Statue of Liberty. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and a member of the Ivy League. ... Cover of Time Magazine (June 21, 1926) Abbott Lawrence Lowell (January 1, 1856–January 6, 1943), a U.S. educator, historian and Boston Brahmin, was the President of Harvard University from 1909 to 1933. ... The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, is a university located in the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. MIT is one of the worlds leading research institutions in science and technology, as well as in numerous other fields, including management, economics, linguistics, political science, and philosophy. ... Samuel Wesley Stratton (1861 - 1931) was a U.S. administrator and educator. ... Robert Grant my also refer to the Romantic period writer, Robert Grant (Romantic writer). ...

Following his tenure in public life, Governor Fuller returned to his auto dealership and served as Chairman of the Board of Cadillac-Oldsmobile Company of Boston. According to the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Governor Fuller never accepted compensation for services while in public office. Rather, it is believed he later presented those payments to his children upon the completion of his terms as governor.

Governor Fuller died on April 30, 1958. His remains were cremated and interred in East Cemetery, Rye Beach, New Hampshire. April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining, as the last day in April. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External link

• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress entry for Alvan Fuller