William R. Hull Jr. | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's6th district | |
| In office January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1973 | |
| Preceded by | William C. Cole |
| Succeeded by | Jerry Litton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1906-04-17)April 17, 1906 Weston, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | August 15, 1977(1977-08-15) (aged 71) Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
William Raleigh Hull Jr. (April 17, 1906 – August 15, 1977) was aU.S. representative fromMissouri's 6th congressional district. He was born inWeston, Missouri, into a prominenttobacco raising family. He was co-owner of Hull's Tobacco Warehouse in Weston; director of First National Bank,Leavenworth, Kansas; andmayor of Weston in 1939–1940. His first term in Congress started on January 3, 1955, and he served until January 3, 1973. He was not a candidate for re-election. He died inKansas City, Missouri, and is buried at Graceland Cemetery in Weston.
Hull did not sign the 1956Southern Manifesto, and voted in favor of theCivil Rights Act of 1960,[1] the24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution,[2] and theVoting Rights Act of 1965,[3] but voted against theCivil Rights Acts of 1957,[4]1964,[5] and1968.[6]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 6th congressional district 1955–1973 | Succeeded by |
