James G. Fulton

James Grove (Jim) Fulton (March 1, 1903 – October 6, 1971) was an American politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1945 to 1971.

During the Second World War he enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve in 1942 and served in the South Pacific as a lieutenant until discharged in 1945.

After a heart attack in 1970, Fulton emerged from an ambulance to propose a compromise that eventually saved the funding for the program.

[7] He died of a heart attack on October 6, 1971, in Washington, D.C.[8] He is buried in Mt.

[9] The Congressman James Grove Fulton Memorial Post Office Building in Pittsburgh is named after him.

Representative Fulton and other members of the House Committee on Science and Astronautics visit the Marshall Space Flight Center on March 9, 1962, to gather first-hand information of the nation's space exploration program.