John Albert Tiffin Hull | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIowa's7th district | |
| In office March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1911 | |
| Preceded by | Edward R. Hays |
| Succeeded by | Solomon F. Prouty |
| 13thLieutenant Governor of Iowa | |
| In office 1886–1890 | |
| Governor | William Larrabee |
| Preceded by | Orlando H. Manning |
| Succeeded by | Alfred N. Poyneer |
| 8thSecretary of State of Iowa | |
| In office 1879–1885 | |
| Governor | John H. Gear Buren R. Sherman |
| Preceded by | Josiah T. Young |
| Succeeded by | Frank D. Jackson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1841-05-01)May 1, 1841 Sabina, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | September 26, 1928(1928-09-26) (aged 87) Clarendon, Virginia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Party | Republican |
| Children | John A. Hull |
| Education | University of Cincinnati |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Union Army |
| Years of service | July 1862–October 1863 |
| Rank | .svg) Captain |
| Unit | 23rd Iowa Infantry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | |
John Albert Tiffin Hull (May 1, 1841 – September 26, 1928) was a ten-term RepublicanU.S. representative fromIowa's 7th congressional district. He had earlier served two terms as theLieutenant Governor of Iowa and three terms asIowa Secretary of State.
Born inSabina, Ohio, Hull moved with his parents to Iowa in 1849. He attended public schools, Indiana Asbury (nowDe Pauw) University inGreencastle, Indiana, andIowa Wesleyan College inMount Pleasant, Iowa. He graduated from theCincinnati Law School in the spring of 1862, wasadmitted to the bar the same year, and commenced practice inDes Moines, Iowa.
In July 1862, during theCivil War, he enlisted in theTwenty-third Regiment of the Iowa Volunteer Infantry. Serving as a first lieutenant and captain, he was "wounded in the charge onintrenchments atBlack River May 17, 1863", resigning due to wounds in October 1863.[1]
Hull engaged in agricultural pursuits and banking.
He was elected Secretary of theIowa Senate in 1872, then reelected in 1874, 1876, and 1878. He was elected Iowa Secretary of State in 1878 (and reelected in 1880 and 1882). He was then elected Lieutenant Governor in 1885 (and reelected in 1887).
In 1890, Hull was elected as aRepublican to the U.S. House seat for Iowa's 7th congressional district, which included Iowa's largest city (Des Moines). TheFifty-second Congress was unusual for its era, because, for the first time since the Civil War, Iowans had elected more Democrats than Republicans to the U.S. House. Two years, later, however, there was a Republican resurgence in Iowa, commencing a two-decade era in which Republicans held at least ten of Iowa's eleven House seats. During that era, Hull was re-elected nine times.[1] He served as chairman of theHouse Committee on Military Affairs from theFifty-fourth throughSixty-first Congresses. He was considered a "standpatter," and a lieutenant of controversial House Speaker"Uncle Joe" Cannon.[2]
In 1910, U.S. SenatorAlbert B. Cummins, the leader of the Iowa Republican Party's progressive wing, targeted Hull for defeat, by giving his early endorsement to a progressive adversary,Solomon F. Prouty, whom Hull had defeated in three earlier contests for Republican renomination.[3][4] This time, Prouty defeated Hull in the Republican primary, carrying every county.[5] However, two voters wrote in Hull's name for the Prohibition Party nomination, enough to give Hull that party's nomination.[6] Nevertheless, Prouty went on to win the general election. In all, Hull served in Congress from March 4, 1891, to March 3, 1911.
After leaving Congress, Hull resumed the practice of law, this time inWashington, D.C. He retired in 1916, died inClarendon, Virginia on September 26, 1928, and was interred inArlington National Cemetery.[7]
His son, Major GeneralJohn A. Hull, served asJudge Advocate General (1924–1928) and later as Associate Justice of theSupreme Court of the Philippines (1932–1936).
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| Preceded by | Secretary of State of Iowa 1879–1885 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of Iowa 1886–1890 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIowa's 7th congressional district March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1911 (obsolete district) | Succeeded by |
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Chairs of theUnited States House Committee on Armed Services | ||
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| Military Affairs Committee (1822–1947) |  | |
| Naval Affairs Committee (1822–1947) | ||
| Armed Services Committee* (from 1947) | ||
*Alternately namedNational Security in 104th and 105th Congresses. | ||
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