Misc. Notes
Known as Colonel Fuller. Appreniced at Lehigh car, wheel and Axle. Became sole owner of the company subsequent to the death of his father in 1910 (p. 29/2.8). in Became president. V.P. & General Manager of Allentown Portland Cement Co.; President & Director of Empire Steel & Iron, Director of Empire Steel, Crane Iron Works, Railway Steel Spring Co.
Extensive technical info including the Fuller-Kinyon pump found in , p.30-31.
In 1918, Lehigh Car, Wheel and Axle changed to Fuller-Lehigh. In 1927 it was sold to Babcock-Wilcox which operated it until 1936 when they transferred all operations to Barberton, OH.
Fuller started the Fuller Co. in 1926.
Bio in follows:
The subject of this sketch, is the son of the late James W. Fuller, of Catasauqua, prominently identified with several industries in the Lehigh Valley. Colonel Fuller is the third of this name and is the grandson of James W. Fuller, prominent in Pennsylvania state affairs, during the Civil Car. By inheritance, Col. Fuller is qualified for membership in the Loyal Legion. Colonel Fuller was born in Catasauqua forty-one years ago; received his early education in the schools there, and then prepared for college at the old Haverford, Grammer School, Haverford, Pa., prior to entering Haverford College. He left, however, the latter to assist his father in the Lehigh Car, Wheel & Axle Works, and served his apprenticeship throughout the practical departments of these works. Some fifteen years ago, he was made general manager of the company, and served in this capacity until the death of his father in January, 1910, when he was made president of the company. Colonel Fuller is president and director of the Lehigh Car, Wheel & Axle Works, vice-president, general manager and director of the Allentown Portland Cement Company, president and director of the Fuller Engineering Company, president and director of the Lehigh Foundry Company, director of the Empire Steel & Iron Company; Crane Iron Works and the Railway Steel Spring Company. The grandfather of Colonel Fuller, James W. Fuller, first of this name was a close friend of Governor Curtin of Pennsylvania and served as a private in a company recruited by him at Catasauqua, Pa. and mustered into services with the three month men prior to the battle of Gettysburg. Another member of the family participated through the Civil War, namely George W. Fuller. Her served as lieutenant, his company being sworn in on Sept. 19, 1861. George W. Fuller died later at Dry Tortugas from injury sustained during the war. Lieutenant George W. Fuller, was a brother of James W. Fuller, first of this name, and a great uncle of Colonel Fuller, of this name, and a great uncle of Colonel Fuller. The father of Colonel Fuller, namely, James W. Fuller, the second of this name, enlisted as a private in the Forty-seventh Pennsylvania Infantry in 1861, and was later promoted for meritorious conduct to sergeant, and a short time later was made adjutant of the regiment. The George W. Fuller Grand Army Post is named in honor of Lieutenant George W. Fuller, above referred to and James W. Fuller, father of Colonel Fuller, and commander of this post a the time of his death in January, 1910
From
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/North-Catasauqua,-PennsylvaniaWillowbrook Golf Course has also played an important part in the borough (of North Catasauqua). The golf course was originally a private five-hole course built by Colonel James Fuller on the Willowbrook Farm Estate to entertain personal friends and executives visiting the Fuller Company in Catasauqua. In 1932, the golf course opened as a private nine-hole course leased to Dr. Calvin Mitoller from Mrs. Dorothy Fuller, the Colonel’s widow. The golf course was open to the public in 1934 as a way pay for expenses. Located along Howertown Road, the golf course has grown over the years and has become a popular course for local residents and area golfers. Today the golf course offers 18 holes, a driving range, club house, and pro shop.