John C. Hull (politician)

John Carpenter Hull (November 1, 1870 – January 7, 1947) was a U.S. educator, lawyer and politician who served as the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1925 to 1928.[1][2]

John Carpenter Hull
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1925–1928
Preceded byBenjamin Loring Young
Succeeded byLeverett Saltonstall
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
11th Worcester House District[1][2]
In office
1916[1]  1928
Member of the
Leominster, Massachusetts
School Committee[1]
In office
1912  1915[1]
Moderator of the
Leominster, Massachusetts
Town Meeting[1]
In office
1912  1915[1]
Succeeded byNone-office abolished
Personal details
BornNovember 1, 1870
Portland, Maine
DiedJanuary 7, 1947(1947-01-07) (aged 76)
Boston, Massachusetts
Political partyRepublican[1]
Alma materBowdoin College, A.B., 1892; University of Michigan Law School
ProfessionLawyer

Early life

Hull was born November 1, 1870 in Deering, Maine[3] (now a part of Portland, Maine).

Education

Hull received his A.B. from Bowdoin College in 1892, he attended the University of Michigan Department of Law.[4][1]

Career in education

Hull was the headmaster of Fryeburg Academy in Fryeburg, Maine from 1892 to 1895,[3] and the principal of North Adams, Massachusetts High School from 1895 to 1902,[3] Milford, Massachusetts High School from 1902 to 1906,[3] and Leominster, Massachusetts High School from 1906 to 1911.[3] He died in Boston in 1947 at the age of 76.[5]

References

  1. Howard, Richard T. (1925), Public Officials of Massachusetts 1925-1926, Boston, MA: The Boston Review, p. 90
  2. Howard, Richard T. (1920), Public Officials of Massachusetts 1920, Boston, MA: The Boston Review, p. 192.
  3. Bowdoin College (1912), General Catalogue of Bowdoin College, And The Medical School of Maine 1794-1912, Brunswick, Maine: Bowdoin College, p. 250
  4. University of Michigan Department of Law (1903), University of Michigan. Department of Law Annual Announcement 1902-1903 and Catalogue of Students for 19021903, Ann Arbor, Michigan: The University of Michigan, p. 60
  5. "John C. Hull, 76, Former Speaker Of House, Dies". Fitchburg Sentinel. Fitchburg, Massachusetts. January 7, 1947. p. 1. Retrieved May 21, 2018 via Newspapers.com.
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Preceded by
Benjamin Loring Young
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
1925 1928
Succeeded by
Leverett Saltonstall
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