"SENATOR GEORGE T. FULFORD 1852-1905" ~ Brockville
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N 44° 35.858 W 075° 40.265
18T E 446739 N 4938473
In a grass oval in front of the house on the south side of King Street at 287 King St E.
Waymark Code: WMB6H8
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 04/11/2011
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Plaque Text reads:
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.