 | This article includes alist of references,related reading, orexternal links,but its sources remain unclear because it lacksinline citations. Please helpimprove this article byintroducing more precise citations.(March 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
Morton D. Hull | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's2nd district | |
| In office April 3, 1923 – March 3, 1933 | |
| Preceded by | James Robert Mann |
| Succeeded by | P. H. Moynihan |
| Member of theIllinois House of Representatives | |
| In office 1906-1914 | |
| Member of theIllinois Senate | |
| In office 1915-1922 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1867-01-13)January 13, 1867 |
| Died | August 20, 1937(1937-08-20) (aged 70) |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
Morton Denison Hull (January 13, 1867 – August 20, 1937) was aU.S. Representative fromIllinois.
Born inChicago, Illinois, Hull attended the public schools andPhillips Exeter Academy,Exeter, New Hampshire, in 1885. He graduated fromHarvard University in 1892. He wasadmitted to the bar in 1892 and commenced the practice of law in Chicago. He was also financially interested in various manufacturing concerns. He served as a member of theIllinois House of Representatives from 1906 to 1914. He served as a member of theIllinois Senate from 1915 to 1922. He was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination forGovernor in 1916. He served as a delegate to theRepublican National Convention in 1916. He served as a trustee of theMeadville Theological Seminary and served on the Board of Trustees at Bennington College in Vermont. He served as a delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1920.
Hull was elected as aRepublican to theSixty-eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofJames R. Mann. He was re-elected to theSixty-ninth and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from April 3, 1923, to March 3, 1933. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1932. He resumed his former pursuits. Greatly active in theFirst Unitarian Church of Chicago, he gave money for the construction of a new sanctuary in 1931, designed by his son. He died at his summer home inBennington, Vermont at age 70. His remains were cremated and the ashes placed in a crypt in the First Unitarian Church in Chicago.
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's 2nd congressional district April 3, 1923 – March 3, 1933 | Succeeded by |
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| People | |
| Other | |
