J. William Fulbright

James William Fulbright (April 9, 1905 – February 9, 1995) was a well-known member of the United States Senate representing Arkansas. Fulbright was a Democrat and a staunch multilateralist, supported the creation of the United Nations, and opposed the House Un-American Activities Committee. He is also remembered for his efforts to establish an international exchange program, which thereafter bore his name, the Fulbright Fellowships.

Early Years

Born in Sumner, Missouri, he obtained a policital science degree from the University of Arkansas in 1925. He later studied at Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar at Pembroke College graduating in 1928, and at George Washington University (studying law). In 1934, Fulbright was admitted to the bar in Washington, DC and became an attorney in the anti-trust division of the US Department of Justice.

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Sumner - Missouri - Policital science - University of Arkansas - 1925 - Oxford University - Rhodes Scholar - Pembroke College - 1928 - George Washington University - Law - 1934 - Washington, DC - US Department of Justice

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From 1936 until 1939, Fulbright was a lecturer in law at the University of Arkansas. In 1939 he was appointed president, making him the youngest university president in the country. He held this post until 1941.

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1939 - University of Arkansas - 1941

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