Joseph Horace Shull
Joseph Horace Shull | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 26th district | |
In office 1903–1905 | |
Preceded by | Arthur L. Bates |
Succeeded by | Gustav A. Schneebeli |
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 22nd district | |
In office 1886–1891 | |
Preceded by | John D. Biddis |
Succeeded by | William M. Rapsher |
Personal details | |
Born | Martins Creek, Pennsylvania | August 17, 1848
Died | August 9, 1944 Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania | (aged 95)
Political party | Democratic |
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.
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 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[]
- ^ General Alumni Catalogue of New York University 1833-1907 Medical Alumni. New York: General Alumni Association. p. 184. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ a b "Pennsylvania State Senate - Joseph Horace Shull Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ United States Congressional Serial Set. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1913. p. 996. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ "Joseph Horace Shull". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
References[]
- United States Congress. "Joseph Horace Shull (id: S000391)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-02-10
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