Willa L. Fulmer

Willa Lybrand Fulmer
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 2nd district
In office November 7, 1944 – January 3, 1945
Preceded by	Hampton P. Fulmer
Succeeded by	John J. Riley
Personal details
Born	Willa Essie Lybrand (1884-02-03)February 3, 1884 Wagener, South Carolina, U.S.
Died	May 13, 1968(1968-05-13) (aged 84) North Atlantic Ocean, aboard a ship en route to Europe
Resting place	Orangeburg, South Carolina
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Hampton P. Fulmer
Alma mater	Greenville (Baptist) Female College
Profession	farmer

Willa Lybrand Fulmer (February 3, 1884 – May 13, 1968) was a United States representative from South Carolina. She was born in Wagener, South Carolina, where she attended the Wagener public schools. She graduated from Greenville (Baptist) Female College in Greenville, South Carolina, which eventually merged with Furman University.

Fulmer's husband, Hampton P. Fulmer, was a United States Representative from 1923 to 1944. She was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by his death in 1944, and served from November 7, 1944, to January 3, 1945. She was not a candidate for election to the Seventy-ninth Congress. After leaving Congress, she engaged in agricultural pursuits until her retirement. She died May 13, 1968, aboard a ship on the North Atlantic Ocean en route to Europe and was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Orangeburg, South Carolina.

See also

• Women in the United States House of Representatives

References

• United States Congress. "Willa L. Fulmer (id: F000418)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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