Joseph Horace Shull

Joseph Horace Shull (August 17, 1848 – August 9, 1944) was an American lawyer, physician and politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 26th congressional district from 1903 to 1905. He also served as a member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 22nd district from 1886 to 1891.

Joseph Horace Shull
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 26th district
In office
1903–1905
Preceded byArthur L. Bates
Succeeded byGustav A. Schneebeli
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 22nd district
In office
1886–1891
Preceded byJohn D. Biddis
Succeeded byWilliam M. Rapsher
Personal details
Born(1847-08-17)August 17, 1847
Martins Creek, Pennsylvania
DiedAugust 9, 1945(1945-08-09) (aged 97)
Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Political partyDemocratic

Early life and education

Shull was born at Martins Creek, Pennsylvania to Elias and Margaret Eakin Shull. He attended the public schools and Blair Academy in Blairstown, New Jersey. He took a special course at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the University of New York and in 1873 from the Bellevue Hospital Medical College, both in New York City.[1] He taught in the public schools of Pennsylvania for four years. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1879 and commenced practice in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.

Career

He was the first president of the Monroe County bar association and worked as editor of the Monroe Democrat from 1881 to 1886. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 22nd district from 1886 to 1891.[2]

Shull was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-eighth Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1904. He resumed the practice of law and medicine, and worked as president of the Delaware Valley railroad company.[3] He served as a contract surgeon during the First World War.[2] He died in Stroudsburg in 1944 and was interred at Stroudsburg Cemetery.[4]

Footnotes
  1. General Alumni Catalogue of New York University 1833-1907 Medical Alumni. New York: General Alumni Association. p. 184. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  2. "Pennsylvania State Senate - Joseph Horace Shull Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  3. United States Congressional Serial Set. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1913. p. 996. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  4. "Joseph Horace Shull". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
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References
Pennsylvania State Senate
Preceded by
John D. Biddis		 Member of the Pennsylvania Senate, 22nd district
1886-1891		 Succeeded by
William M. Rapsher
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Arthur L. Bates		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 26th congressional district
1903–1905		 Succeeded by
Gustav A. Schneebeli


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