Joseph Horace Shull | |
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.jpg) From 1886'sHistory of Wayne, Pike and Monroe Counties, Pennsylvania | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's26th district | |
| In office 1903–1905 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur L. Bates |
| Succeeded by | Gustav A. Schneebeli |
| Member of thePennsylvania Senate for the22nd district | |
| In office 1886–1891 | |
| Preceded by | John D. Biddis |
| Succeeded by | William M. Rapsher |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1848-08-17)August 17, 1848 Martins Creek, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | August 9, 1944(1944-08-09) (aged 95) Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Joseph Horace Shull (August 17, 1848 – August 9, 1944) was an American lawyer, physician and politician fromPennsylvania who served as aDemocratic member of theU.S. House of Representatives forPennsylvania's 26th congressional district from 1903 to 1905. He also served as a member of thePennsylvania Senate for the22nd district from 1886 to 1891.
Shull was born atMartins Creek, Pennsylvania to Elias and Margaret Eakin Shull. He attended the public schools andBlair Academy inBlairstown, New Jersey. He took a special course atLafayette College inEaston, Pennsylvania. He graduated from theUniversity of New York and in 1873 from theBellevue Hospital Medical College, both inNew York City.[1] He taught in the public schools of Pennsylvania for four years. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1879 and commenced practice inStroudsburg, Pennsylvania.
He was the first president of the Monroe County bar association and worked as editor of theMonroe Democrat from 1881 to 1886. He was a member of thePennsylvania State Senate for the22nd district from 1886 to 1891.[2]
Shull was elected as a Democrat to theFifty-eighth Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1904. He resumed the practice of law and medicine, and worked as president of theDelaware Valley railroad company.[3] He served as a contract surgeon during theFirst World War.[2]
On May 22, 1944, he (95 years old) and his son, Judge Samuel Shull, were admitted to the bar of the United States Supreme Court. Though neither argued before the court, he is believed to be the oldest person admitted to that bar.[4]
Shull died in Stroudsburg in August 1944.
| Pennsylvania State Senate | ||
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| Preceded by John D. Biddis | Member of thePennsylvania Senate,22nd district 1886-1891 | Succeeded by William M. Rapsher |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 26th congressional district 1903–1905 | Succeeded by |
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