Brockville in Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Senator George T. Fulford
1852 - 1905
Photographed by Kevin Craft, August 4, 2015
1. Senator George T. Fulford Marker
Inscription.
Senator George T. Fulford. Born and raised in Brockville, George Taylor Fulford apprenticed at his brother's drugstore and took charge of it himself at age 22. Five years later, he was elected to the first of 12 terms as alderman. Fulford entered the patent-medicine trade in 1886, and in 1890 acquired the rights to his most famous product, "Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People." His use of large-scale newspaper testimonial advertising helped expand his business internationally. His headquarters remained in Brockville and Fulford himself maintained a local presence, as businessman, politician and philanthropist. His mansion, Fulford Place, reflected his social status. He was appointed to the Senate in 1900. In 1905, at the height of his career, George Fulford was fatally injured in an automobile accident.
Born and raised in Brockville, George Taylor Fulford apprenticed at his brother's drugstore and took charge of it himself at age 22. Five years later, he was elected to the first of 12 terms as alderman. Fulford entered the patent-medicine trade in 1886, and in 1890 acquired the rights to his most famous product, "Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People." His use of large-scale newspaper testimonial advertising helped expand his business internationally. His headquarters remained in Brockville and Fulford himself maintained a local presence, as businessman, politician and philanthropist. His mansion, Fulford Place, reflected his social status. He was appointed to the Senate in 1900. In 1905, at the height of his career, George Fulford was fatally injured in an automobile accident.
Marker is in Brockville, Ontario, in Leeds and Grenville United Counties. It can be reached from King Street East (County Highway 2). Marker is located in front of the main entrance to Fulford Place. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 287 King Street East, Brockville ON K6V 1E1, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Ontario and specifically in Southeastern Ontario. It is also in Central Canada. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and Ruperts Land.
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Credits. This page was last revised on March 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2015, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. This page has been viewed 657 times since then and 72 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on August 11, 2015, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec.
