William Edgar Hull (January 13, 1866 – May 30, 1942) was an

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from

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for five terms. Born in

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, Hull attended the common schools, Lewistown High School, and Illinois College at Jacksonville, Illinois. Before running for office, Hull was president of the Manito Chemical Co. and served as Postmaster of Peoria, Illinois from 1898 to 1906. He served as a member of the board of directors of the Illinois Highway Improvement Association. Hull was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1916 and 1920. Hull was elected as a

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to the Sixty-eighth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1932. After politics, Hull resumed his former pursuits in Peoria, Illinois. He died in a hospital in

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, May 30, 1942, while on a visit. Hull is interred in Oak Hill Cemetery, Lewistown, Illinois.

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William Edgar Hull
at The Political Graveyard {{DEFAULTSORT:Hull, William Edgar 1866 births 1942 deaths Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois People from Lewistown, Illinois