Henry Robert Fuller
Henry Robert Fuller (22 January 1825 – 27 August 1905) was a South Australian businessman and politician. He served as Mayor of Adelaide from 1866 to 1869 and sat in both houses of the South Australian parliament.
He was born in Cambridge Heath, London, the eldest son of H. P. Fuller, a surgeon. He was educated at E. Duke's academy “Belle Vue” at Ball's Pond, then at Mr. Burn's school in Kennington Common. He worked as the second officer on several P&O steamships. He left the company at Port Adelaide in 1845 and became a carter, hauling goods between the port and Adelaide.
In 1856 he and partners Henry Hill and George Mills won a contract to manage rail freight between the port and the city. When Cobb and Co. left South Australia, Fuller, Mills, and John Hill (Henry’s son) formed John Hill & Co., which later became H. R. Fuller & Co., to take over the carrying business.
Fuller was elected to the South Australian House of Assembly for West Adelaide on 9 March 1865 and held the seat until 27 March 1870. He served as mayor of Adelaide from 1866 to 1869. On 12 May 1894 he was elected to the South Australian Legislative Council for Central District No. 1, serving until 18 May 1900 as a member of the National Defence League. He was a director of the National Marine Insurance Company of South Australia and owned considerable property on Hindley Street, including the Theatre Royal site.
He married Amelia Georgina Harward on 7 February 1853 (she lived 1834–1926). Their children included:
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