Marcus Alexander Fulton (March 9, 1836 – August 4, 1892) was an American businessman, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer.
Fulton and his brother, David, inherited the business and operated it successfully, moving from general merchandise into real estate dealing.
[1] Fulton also became involved in politics; in 1864, he was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly running on the National Union Party ticket.
[1] Later in life he was an advocate for silver coinage, and wrote letters published in newspapers around the country under the pen name "Village Merchant".
After his first wife's death in 1876, Fulton married her sister, Adelia Frances Ansley, in 1877, and had at least four more children.