Researching Thomas Fulham
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 132 people with the Fulham surname? In that year Fulham was ranked number 3447 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Thomas means "a twin" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Thomas Fulham on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Thomas Fulham and the Fulham Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 219 people with the Fulham surname in the UK? Fulham is now ranked number 3836 for popularity in the UK. |
Fulham Family History Databases
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Some Famous People called Thomas Fulham
Thomas Fulham
Thomas A. Fulham (July 18, 1915 – March 30, 1995) was a businessman and president of Suffolk University in Boston, Massachusetts from 1970 to 1980.
Thomas Fulham was born in 1915 in Winthrop, Massachusetts. Fulham graduated from St. John's Preparatory School and College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1937. He served in the Army during World War II. After the War, Fulham entered the family fish business and served as president of the Boston Fish Market Corporation starting in 1953. He pioneered fish sticks in the 1950s. Fulham was elected as president of Suffolk University in 1970 and served until 1980. He received an honorary doctorate from Northeastern University in 1980. Fulham died in Natick, Massachusetts in 1995 at age 79. The Thomas A. Fulham Merit Scholarship is named in his honor.
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