Albert J. Pullen

Albert John Pullen (November 1, 1861 – December 6, 1937) was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.

Pullen was born in Grafton, Vermont[1] on November 1, 1861.[2] He attended the University of Vermont and Sewanee: The University of the South. Pullen moved to North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, in 1900. He later became president of the local humane society. During World War I, Pullen served as an officer in the United States Army Medical Corps. He died on December 6, 1937.[3]

Political career

Pullen was elected to the Senate in 1916. Previously, he had served as President of North Fond du Lac and of the North Fond du Lac School Board, as well as Treasurer of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.[4] In 1920, he was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin,[5] losing to George Comings. Pullen was a Republican.[5]

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gollark: Instead of trying to make them work *everywhere*, and having massively overspecced batteries for most journeys.
gollark: I think a much better approach for self-driving cars would just be to have rentable self-driving short-range electric cars in big cities and stuff, which would use only whitelisted roads where you can make sure to apply necessary standardization and add whatever infrastructure is needed.
gollark: Lots of personal data, or at least stuff you could derive personal data *from*, too.
gollark: No, some of the projects giant companies do involve lots of data, it's not the same thing.

References
  1. Biographical Sketches. Wisconsin Blue Book. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  2. "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8MP-99B : 6 December 2014), Albert J Pullen, 01 Nov 1861, Birth; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,662.
  3. "Former State Senator Dies at Fond du Lac". The Post-Crescent. December 7, 1937. p. 1. Retrieved February 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Biographical Sketch of Senator Albert J. Pullen". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
  5. "Senator Albert J. Pullen". Manitowoc Herald-Times. September 1, 1920. p. 4. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.


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