Alvan T. Fuller

Alvan Tufts Fuller (February 27, 1878 – April 30, 1958) was the Governor of Massachusetts from 1925 to 1929. Earlier he had a business career and became one of the wealthiest men in America, owning what in 1920 was recognized as "the world's most successful auto dealership." He was elected a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1916, and served as a United States Representative from Massachusetts from 1917 to 1921.

Biography

He was born in Boston on February 27, 1878. He attended the public schools and first worked in the bicycle business. He founded and grew wealthy from his ownership of Boston's Packard dealership. He served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1916. He was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fifth Congress and reelected to the Sixty-sixth Congress, serving from March 4, 1917, to January 5, 1921. Fuller served as the 48th Lieutenant Governor from 1921 to 1925, and he was elected 50th Governor in 1924. He was reelected to a second two-year term. He did not accept compensation for services while in public office.