Noble A. Hull | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromFlorida's2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1879 – January 22, 1881 | |
| Preceded by | Jesse J. Finley |
| Succeeded by | Horatio Bisbee, Jr. |
| 6th Lieutenant Governor of Florida | |
| In office January 2, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | |
| Governor | George Franklin Drew |
| Preceded by | Marcellus Stearns |
| Succeeded by | Livingston W. Bethel |
| Member of theFlorida House of Representatives | |
| In office 1860–1861 | |
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| Born | (1827-03-11)March 11, 1827 Camden County, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | January 28, 1907(1907-01-28) (aged 79) Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Eleanor C. Sturtevant |
Noble Andrew Hull (March 11, 1827 – January 28, 1907) was aU.S. representative fromFlorida and thesixth lieutenant governor of Florida.
Born inLittle York, Georgia,[1] and raised on a plantation, Hull attended the county schools andChatham Academy inSavannah, Georgia. He engaged in mercantile pursuits in Savannah in 1845.[2] In 1851, he moved to Florida and continued his business inColumbia County. WhenSuwannee County was formed out of part of Columbia County in 1858, was elected the new county's first sheriff.[1]
Hull represented Columbia County[2] in theFlorida House of Representatives in 1860 and 1861[1] and was present at the convention in which Florida seceded from the Union. During theCivil War, he served as captain of Company H, First Florida Cavalry, in theConfederate States Army. After the war, he settled inJacksonville, where his home remained except for a three-year period he spent inSanford.[2]
Hull was sworn in as Florida's sixth lieutenant governor along with GovernorGeorge F. Drew on January 2, 1877. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1878, and the following year, he resigned as Lieutenant Governor. Hull took his seat in the46th Congress on March 4, 1879.[2] However, his opponent,Horatio Bisbee, Jr., contested the election and succeeded him on January 22, 1881.[1]
After his term in Congress, Hull served as assistant postmaster of Jacksonville from 1884 to 1888 and clerk ofDuval County circuit court from 1888 to 1900.[1]
Hull married Eleanor C. Sturdivant on January 24, 1860. They had one daughter before his wife died on January 27, 1902.[2] Hull died in Jacksonville on January 28, 1907, and was interred in Evergreen Cemetery.[1]
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| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of Florida 1877–1879 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromFlorida's 2nd congressional district March 4, 1879 – January 22, 1881 | Succeeded by |
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