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{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Lloyd Fuller Harding
|office=[[Kentucky]] State Representative for District 36 (Taylor and Adair counties)
|term_start=1942
|term_end=1942
|preceded=Herschel T. Baker
|succeeded=
|birth_date=August 23, 1915
|birth_place=Campbellsville, Taylor County<br>Kentucky
|death_date=January 10, 2010 (aged 94)
|spouse=(1) Willye Crawford Harding (married 1967-1996, her death)<br>
(2) Martha Tucker Gaddie Burress Harding (married 2008-2010, his death)
|children=Rosalind Tender (stepdaughter<br>
Elizabeth Tillotson (stepdaughter)
|party= [[Republican Party|Republican]]
|religion=[[Southern Baptist]]
|occupation=[[Attorney]]
|alma_mater=Carson-Newman College
[[University of Louisville]] School of Law
|branch=[[United States Navy]]
|serviceyears=1942-1945}}
'''Lloyd Fuller Harding''' (August 23, 1915 – January 10, 2010) was an [[attorney]] in Campbellsville,, [[Kentucky]], who served in 1942 as a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 36 (Taylor and Adair counties). He was also for twenty-four years the county attorney of Taylor County.<ref name=camp>Calen McKinney, "CU Board of Trustees member, Fuller Harding, dies Jan. 10 at 94", ''The Campbellsvillian'', Vol. 8 No. 2 (June 2010), p. 19.</ref>
==Biographical sketch==
Harding was born in Campbellsville to Abel Turner Harding (1881–1966), also an attorney, and the former Mary Moore. He graduated from Campbellsville High School in 1933 and received his undergraduate degree from Carson-Newman College, a [[Southern Baptist]] liberal arts institution in Jefferson City, [[Tennessee]]. He obtained his legal degree from the [[University of Louisville]] School of Law]] in [[Louisville]], Kentucky. He was a member of the Campbellsville Baptist Church. After a year, Harding left the legislature to enter the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]], having served for three and a half years.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbiamagazine.com/index.php?sid=34373|title=Obituary: Fuller Harding, 94, Taylor Co., KY|publisher=columbiamagazine.com|accessdate=July 2, 2010}}</ref> He had succeeded fellow Republican lawmaker Herschel T. Baker (died 1963) of Columbia in Adair County, who served from 1936 to 1937 and again from 1940 to 1941.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baker4.html#02Z1BQHWJ|title=Index to Politicians, Baker, G to I|publisher=politicalgraveyard.com|accessdate=July 2, 2010}}</ref>
Robert S. Clark (born 1931), retired vice president for academic affairs at Baptist-affiliated [[Campbellsville University]], said that Harding's father was instrumental in soliciting funds in the early 1900s to open Russell Creek Academy, which in 1906 became Campbellsville College, the forerunner of Campbellsville University. Fuller Harding served for five years on the CU board of trustees.<ref name=camp/>
In 1967, at the age of fifty-two, the longtime bachelor married the former Willye R. Crawford (August 10, 1909 – September 13, 1996). On August 3, 2008, he wed the former Martha Tucker Gaddie Burress, who survived him. There were two stepdaughters, Rosalind Tender of [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]], Kentucky, and Elizabeth Tillotson of [[Tulsa]], [[Oklahoma]].<ref name=camp/>
Former Campbellsville University President Michael V. Carter said that Harding's "many accomplishments during his career illustrate the numerous ways in which he had impacted the lives of numerous people. [He had] a wonderful sense of humor. One of the patriarchs of our community has been lost with his passing."<ref name=camp/> George Barry Bertram, Sr. (born 1935) of Campbellsville, a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] who served as a commonwealth's attorney until retiring in 2006 and also a former CU trustee, recalled that Harding was always immaculately dressed and wore a signature hat. According to Bertram, Harding was a "strong Republican" who kept up with state and local politics long after he had left the legislature.<ref name=camp/>
Harding died of a lengthy illness in the same house in Campbellsville where he was born ninety-four years earlier.<ref name=camp/> Harding is interred at Brookside Cemetery in Campbellsville. His pallbearers included [[Ray H. Altman]], also a former state representative from Campbellsville.<ref name=obit/> Shortly after his death, the Kentucky House honored Harding's service.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10rs/HR64/bill.doc|title=Fuller Harding honored|publisher=lrc.ky.gov|accessdate=July 2, 2010}}</ref> Fuller Harding Road in Campbellsville is named for him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.loopnet.com/Listing/14722234/863-FULLER-HARDING-ROAD-Campbellsville-KY/|title=Fuller Harding Road|publisher=loopnet.com|accessdate=July 3, 2010}}</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Kentucky]]
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[[Category:State Representatives]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Southern Baptists]]
|name=Lloyd Fuller Harding
|office=[[Kentucky]] State Representative for District 36 (Taylor and Adair counties)
|term_start=1942
|term_end=1942
|preceded=Herschel T. Baker
|succeeded=
|birth_date=August 23, 1915
|birth_place=Campbellsville, Taylor County<br>Kentucky
|death_date=January 10, 2010 (aged 94)
|spouse=(1) Willye Crawford Harding (married 1967-1996, her death)<br>
(2) Martha Tucker Gaddie Burress Harding (married 2008-2010, his death)
|children=Rosalind Tender (stepdaughter<br>
Elizabeth Tillotson (stepdaughter)
|party= [[Republican Party|Republican]]
|religion=[[Southern Baptist]]
|occupation=[[Attorney]]
|alma_mater=Carson-Newman College
[[University of Louisville]] School of Law
|branch=[[United States Navy]]
|serviceyears=1942-1945}}
'''Lloyd Fuller Harding''' (August 23, 1915 – January 10, 2010) was an [[attorney]] in Campbellsville,, [[Kentucky]], who served in 1942 as a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 36 (Taylor and Adair counties). He was also for twenty-four years the county attorney of Taylor County.<ref name=camp>Calen McKinney, "CU Board of Trustees member, Fuller Harding, dies Jan. 10 at 94", ''The Campbellsvillian'', Vol. 8 No. 2 (June 2010), p. 19.</ref>
==Biographical sketch==
Harding was born in Campbellsville to Abel Turner Harding (1881–1966), also an attorney, and the former Mary Moore. He graduated from Campbellsville High School in 1933 and received his undergraduate degree from Carson-Newman College, a [[Southern Baptist]] liberal arts institution in Jefferson City, [[Tennessee]]. He obtained his legal degree from the [[University of Louisville]] School of Law]] in [[Louisville]], Kentucky. He was a member of the Campbellsville Baptist Church. After a year, Harding left the legislature to enter the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]], having served for three and a half years.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbiamagazine.com/index.php?sid=34373|title=Obituary: Fuller Harding, 94, Taylor Co., KY|publisher=columbiamagazine.com|accessdate=July 2, 2010}}</ref> He had succeeded fellow Republican lawmaker Herschel T. Baker (died 1963) of Columbia in Adair County, who served from 1936 to 1937 and again from 1940 to 1941.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baker4.html#02Z1BQHWJ|title=Index to Politicians, Baker, G to I|publisher=politicalgraveyard.com|accessdate=July 2, 2010}}</ref>
Robert S. Clark (born 1931), retired vice president for academic affairs at Baptist-affiliated [[Campbellsville University]], said that Harding's father was instrumental in soliciting funds in the early 1900s to open Russell Creek Academy, which in 1906 became Campbellsville College, the forerunner of Campbellsville University. Fuller Harding served for five years on the CU board of trustees.<ref name=camp/>
In 1967, at the age of fifty-two, the longtime bachelor married the former Willye R. Crawford (August 10, 1909 – September 13, 1996). On August 3, 2008, he wed the former Martha Tucker Gaddie Burress, who survived him. There were two stepdaughters, Rosalind Tender of [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]], Kentucky, and Elizabeth Tillotson of [[Tulsa]], [[Oklahoma]].<ref name=camp/>
Former Campbellsville University President Michael V. Carter said that Harding's "many accomplishments during his career illustrate the numerous ways in which he had impacted the lives of numerous people. [He had] a wonderful sense of humor. One of the patriarchs of our community has been lost with his passing."<ref name=camp/> George Barry Bertram, Sr. (born 1935) of Campbellsville, a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] who served as a commonwealth's attorney until retiring in 2006 and also a former CU trustee, recalled that Harding was always immaculately dressed and wore a signature hat. According to Bertram, Harding was a "strong Republican" who kept up with state and local politics long after he had left the legislature.<ref name=camp/>
Harding died of a lengthy illness in the same house in Campbellsville where he was born ninety-four years earlier.<ref name=camp/> Harding is interred at Brookside Cemetery in Campbellsville. His pallbearers included [[Ray H. Altman]], also a former state representative from Campbellsville.<ref name=obit/> Shortly after his death, the Kentucky House honored Harding's service.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10rs/HR64/bill.doc|title=Fuller Harding honored|publisher=lrc.ky.gov|accessdate=July 2, 2010}}</ref> Fuller Harding Road in Campbellsville is named for him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.loopnet.com/Listing/14722234/863-FULLER-HARDING-ROAD-Campbellsville-KY/|title=Fuller Harding Road|publisher=loopnet.com|accessdate=July 3, 2010}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Harding, Fuller}}
[[Category:Kentucky]]
[[Category:Attorneys]]
[[Category:State Representatives]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Southern Baptists]]