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Sir James Fullerton was a courtier and Parliamentarian during the reigns of James I of England and Charles I.〔(Sir James Fullerton ), History of Parliament Online〕 He was probably the son of John Fullerton. He was a fellow of Trinity College Dublin,〔 one of the first two created at its establishment. Known as "a Scotch gentleman of great learning and very great worth" he was brought to the English court by King James I in 1610 to serve Prince Charles.〔 He was created groom of the stole in 1616, when Charles became Prince of Wales.〔 In 1625 he was elected to Parliament for St Mawes constituency.〔 During the Parliament, he worked on a bill to permit coal mining in Macclesfield, and worked on an religious address and a bill to prevent secret inquisitions. He was ordered to present Parliament's protestations to King Charles setting out their position against further financial 'supply'.〔 He was appointed to represent Portsmouth in 1626.〔 Later he served as ambassador to France.〔 He is buried in Westminster Abbey.〔(James Fullerton ) Westminster Abbey website〕 ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James Fullerton (Courtier)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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