David Fullmer (July 7, 1803 – October 21, 1879) was an American politician, church leader, and farmer, born in Chillisquaque, Pennsylvania.

In September 1837, he removed to Caldwell County, Missouri,[1] to be near the site that Joseph Smith had revealed as the principal gathering place of the Saints.

In the ensuing schism, Fullmer, along with a majority of the Saints, would side with Brigham Young as the rightful successor to the presidency and prophetic mantle of Joseph Smith.

After having been married for fourteen years to Rhoda Marvin, Fuller entered into polygamist marriages with Margaret Phillips and Sarah Oysterbanks in Nauvoo.

With his other two wives, however, Fullmer had twenty children altogether:[citation needed] eleven with Rhoda Marvin, and nine with Sarah Oysterbanks.

[2] He was also a member of the Council of Fifty,[1] a theocratic representation of and preparation for what Joseph Smith perceived as the impending Millennial Kingdom of Jesus Christ.

[citation needed] Fullmer was appointed "captain" over a company of one hundred pioneers,[2] Brigham Young organizing the traveling Saints after the camp of Israel described in the Book of Exodus.

In 1846, it was decided that a temporary settlement was needed as a resting place for the rear company of Saints and all those who, from lack of means, were unable to proceed further.

To this end, Garden Grove, Iowa, was established,[citation needed] with Samuel Bent appointed as president and Fullmer as his first counselor.

In the general church conference held April 7, 1853, David Fullmer was formally sustained as the fourth president of the Salt Lake Stake.

For example, a resolution of the brethren of the Mill Creek Ward passed on January 29, 1853, explained the necessity of calling a general meeting for discussion of uniform prices for agricultural products and standard wages for mechanical labor and related services.

Such a meeting was subsequently held on February 3, 1853, where the "Deseret Agricultural Society" was formed for the purpose of carrying out the resolutions of the farmers.

[3] His funeral was on Thursday, October 23, 1879, in the Salt Lake Sixth Ward Chapel, at 1 pm, with several prominent members of the LDS Church in attendance.