Howard G. Fuller Biography


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JUDGE HOWARD G. FULLER. The policy of a state is generally shaped in 
large measure by its highest tribunal of justice, and to this source 
can often be traced the cause of the moral health or moral decadence of 
a nation. South Dakota has been specially fortunate in this respect, 
and the personnel of her supreme court is unexcelled by that of any 
state in the union. Among the justices of this tribunal may be 
mentioned with pardonable pride the subject of this review. 

Judge Fuller was born in Glens Falls, New York, January 5, 18S1, a son 
of Garrett and Lucy W. (Adams) Fuller, the former born in Essex county, 
New York, and the latter in Ludlow, Vermont. The father was a farmer by 
occupation, and until 1852 conducted a farm in his native state. In 
that year he removed to Jackson county, Iowa, and later to Tama county, 
that state, where he now lives in retirement. The mother died in 1884. 
The grandfather of our subject was also a farmer, and a native of New 
York. He had several brothers who served in the American army in the 
Revolutionary war. 

Our subject was reared and educated in Jackson county, Iowa, and then 
attended an academy at Eldora. He taught for ten years at Xenia and 
Union, in Hardin county, Iowa, and his spare hours were devoted to 
reading law. He served as superintendent of schools of Hardin county 
for four years. He was admitted to the bar in 1881, and began practice 
there, but went to Dakota in 1886, locating at Bowdle, where he 
continued to practice his profession until elected to the circuit bench 
in 1889. He was reelected in 1893, but resigned in January, 1894, to 
accept a place on the supreme bench to fill out the unexpired term of 
Judge Bennett, this honor having been tendered him by Governor Sheldon. 
He is now performing the duties of that high position with ability and 
unswerving justice. 

In April, 1876, Judge Fuller was married to Mariah E. Leonard, a native 
of Iowa. To them have been born four sons: Thadeus L., now a member of 
the law firm of Gamble & Fuller, of Millbank,. South Dakota; Arthur L., 
captain of Company A, First Dakota Volunteer Infantry, recently in 
Manila. He is the youngest captain in the service, being but nineteen 
years of age. Harry L. is a teacher. Howard H. G., Jr., is at home. 
Judge Fuller is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and of the Modern 
Woodmen of America. In political sentiment he is a lifelong Republican, 
and has been one of the pillars of support to his party in South 
Dakota.