Timothy Fuller

Politician

Birthday July 11, 1778

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Chilmark, MA

DEATH DATE Oct 1, 1835 (57)

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About

Representative from Massachusetts from 1817 to 1824 who left a very influential family legacy. He spent his time in Congress advocating on behalf of the Seminole Indians.

Before Fame

He studied law with Levi Lincoln, who later served on the landmark Marbury v. Madison court case.

Trivia

He was a noted orator and the publisher of a popular pamphlet supporting John Quincy Adams.

Family Life

His daughter was the feminist Margaret Fuller and his great-grandson was inventor R. Buckminster Fuller.

Associated With

He was the great-great-great-grandfather (five generations back) of US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.