John C. Hull (politician)

John Carpenter Hull (November 1, 1870 – January 7, 1947) was a U.S. educator, lawyer and politician who was first elected in 1915 and served as the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[1][2] He was a descendant of John Hull of the "Hull Mint".

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, graduate Harvard Law School
ProfessionLawyer

He served the state of Massachusetts for twenty years between 1916 and 1936. He was Speaker of the House for four years and chair the committees of Education, Judiciary, Elections and Public Institutions during that time. In 1929 Hull served six more years as the first Securities Director of Massachusetts in 1930-1936 in response to October 1929 - the beginning of the Great Depression. He was helpful in the passing of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with his war on "unlisted securities".

Personal life

Hull was born November 1, 1870 in Deering, Maine[3] (now a part of Portland, Maine). John met Harriet Johnson, their children are as follows: Esther Barrett - University of Michigan graduate (Dept. of Interior), John T. Hull - M.I.T., Robert J. Hull - M.I.T.(BSEE), Commander Raymond M. Hull: graduate of Massachusetts Maritime Academy; graduate of George Washington University (later commanded a Fletcher class destroyer in the Pacific theatre) and Lt. Commander Alden Edward Hull US Navy Air.

Education

Hull received his A.B. from Bowdoin College in 1892, he attended the University of Michigan Department of Law.[4][1] He then finished up at Harvard Law School.

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]

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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 1902—1903, 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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