Willa Lybrand Fulmer (February 3, 1884 – May 13, 1968) was a United States representative from South Carolina. She was born in Wagener, South Carolina, where she attended the Wagener public schools. She graduated from Greenville (Baptist) Female College in Greenville, South Carolina, which eventually merged with Furman University.

Willa Lybrand Fulmer
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 2nd district
In office
November 7, 1944 – January 3, 1945
Preceded byHampton P. Fulmer
Succeeded byJohn J. Riley
Personal details
Born
Willa Essie Lybrand

(1884-02-03)February 3, 1884
Wagener, South Carolina, U.S.
DiedMay 13, 1968(1968-05-13) (aged 84)
North Atlantic Ocean, aboard a ship en route to Europe
Resting placeOrangeburg, South Carolina
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseHampton P. Fulmer
Alma materGreenville (Baptist) Female College
Professionfarmer

Fulmer's husband, Hampton P. Fulmer, was a United States Representative from 1923 to 1944. She was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by his death in 1944, and served from November 7, 1944, to January 3, 1945. She was not a candidate for election to the Seventy-ninth Congress. After leaving Congress, she engaged in agricultural pursuits until her retirement. She died May 13, 1968, aboard a ship on the North Atlantic Ocean en route to Europe and was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Orangeburg, South Carolina.

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References

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  • United States Congress. "Willa L. Fulmer (id: F000418)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 2nd congressional district

1944-1945
Succeeded by