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American politician (1870–1947)
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
In office
1916–1928
Member of the
Leominster, Massachusetts
School Committee
In office
1912–1915
Moderator of
Leominster, Massachusetts
Town Meeting
In office
1912–1915
Succeeded byNone-office abolished
Personal details
BornNovember 1, 1870
Deering, Maine, United States
DiedJanuary 7, 1947(1947-01-07) (aged 76)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Political partyRepublican
SpouseHarriet Johnson
Alma materBowdoin College
University of Michigan Law School
Harvard Law School
ProfessionLawyer

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

Biography

John Carpenter Hull was born on November 1, 1870, in Deering, Maine. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bowdoin College in 1892, and worked in various positions as the principal of high schools between 1892 and 1911, including Fryeburg Academy, Leominster High School, and Milford High School. He attended the University of Michigan Law School in 1910 and Harvard Law School from 1910 until 1912, after which he began practicing law in Leominster, Massachusetts.

From 1912 to 1915, Hull served on the Leominster school board and was the moderator of the town meetings. In 1916, he won election to the Massachusetts House of Representatives' 11th Worcester district as a Republican and held the seat until 1928. He also served as the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1925 to 1928. In 1928, he unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts before retiring from electoral politics. He was a member of the Massachusetts Board of Industrial Accidents until stepping down in 1929 to serve as the inaugural director of the Securities Division of the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities.

Hull died on January 7, 1947, at the Massachusetts Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Infirmary in Boston.

See also

References

  1. "General Catalogue of Bowdoin College, And The Medical School of Maine 1794-1912", Bowdoin Histories, Brunswick, Maine: Bowdoin College, p. 171, 1950
  2. Howard, Richard T. (1928), Public Officials of Massachusetts, 1927-28, Boston: Boston Review Publicity Service, p. 80
  3. ^ "John C. Hull – Ex-Speaker of Massachusetts House of Representatives". The New York Times. January 8, 1947. p. 23. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  4. "News from the Classes". Bowdoin Alumnus. Vol. 4, no. 1. Brunswick, Maine: Bowdoin College. 1929. p. 114.
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Preceded byBenjamin Loring Young Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
1925 — 1928 		Succeeded byLeverett Saltonstall
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