Joseph Horace Shull (August 17, 1848August 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. 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.
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. He served as a contract surgeon during the First World War.
On May 22, 1944, he (95 years old) and his son, Judge Samuel Shull, were admitted to the bar of the United States Supreme Court. Though neither argued before the court, he is believed to be the oldest person admitted to that bar.
Death
Shull died in Stroudsburg in August 1944 and was interred at Stroudsburg Cemetery.
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References
Retrieved on 2008-02-10
Joseph Horace Shull at The Political Graveyard
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