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Thomas O. Fuller

1867–1942

United States

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Thomas Oscar Fuller (October 25, 1867 – June 21, 1942) was an American Baptist minister, educator and state senator. He was elected to the North Carolina Senate (district 11) in 1898 and was the only African American senator.

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