Albert J. Pullen

Albert J. Pullen
Albert J. Pullen
Member of the Wisconsin State Senate
	In office; 1916–1920
Personal details
Born	Albert John Pullen; November 1, 1861; Windham County, Vermont, US
Died	December 6, 1937 (aged 76); Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, US
Party	Republican
Education	University of Vermont; Sewanee: The University of the South;

Albert John Pullen (November 1, 1861 – December 6, 1937) was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.

Early life and education

Pullen was born in Windham County, Vermont on November 1, 1861.^[a] He attended the University of Vermont and Sewanee: The University of the South. Pullen moved to North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin in 1900. He later became president of the local humane society. During World War I, Pullen served as an officer in the United States Army Medical Corps. He died in Fond du Lac on December 6, 1937.^[1]

Pullen was elected to the Senate in 1916. Previously, he had served as President of North Fond du Lac and of the North Fond du Lac School Board, as well as Treasurer of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.^[5] In 1920, he was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin,^[6] losing to George Comings. Pullen was a Republican.^[6]

^ Sources name various towns, such as Brattleboro, Grafton, and Putney.^[1]^[2]^[3] Some also give his birth year as 1863.^[4]

^ ^a ^b Written at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. "Former State Senator Dies at Fond du Lac". The Post-Crescent. Appleton, Wisconsin. December 7, 1937. p. 1. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Dr. Albert J. Pullen Dead". Springfield Republican. December 8, 1937. p. 10. Retrieved November 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (December 6, 2014), Albert J Pullen, November 1, 1861, Birth; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,662. (subscription required)
^ Hunter, Paul F., ed. (1919). Wisconsin Blue Book. Government of Wisconsin. p. 467. Retrieved November 19, 2025 – via Google Books.
^ "Biographical Sketch of Senator Albert J. Pullen". Wisconsin Historical Society. January 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Senator Albert J. Pullen". Manitowoc Herald-Times. September 1, 1920. p. 4. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.