Richard Fulton

A Representative from Tennessee. Born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. , January 27, 1927. Graduated from the public schools of Nashville and attended the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Served in the United States Navy in 1945 and 1946. Member, State senate, 1958-1960. Engaged in business and was a real estate broker. Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1964. Elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-eighth and reelected to the six succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1963, until his resignation August 14, 1975. Mayor, Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tenn. , August 14, 1975, to October 5, 1987. Unsuccessful candidate for nomination in 1978 and 1986 in the Tennessee gubernatorial primary. Established private firm in governmental relations. Died on November 28, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. Interment at Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Tenn.