Senator George T. Fulford 1852-1905

Photo by Alan L Brown - June 13, 2004

Photo by Alan L Brown - July 8, 2007

Plaque Location

The County of Leeds and Grenville
The City of Brockville
On the grounds of Fulford Place, on the south side of King Street East between North Augusta Road and Oxford Avenue

Plaque Text

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.

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