Thomas K. Bull Explained

Thomas K. Bull
State House:Pennsylvania
District:Chester County
Term Start:1847
Term End:1849
Predecessor:William Price, William D. Thomas, George Ladley
Successor:David J. Bent, John S. Bowen, John Acker
Alongside:George Ladley, Henry S. Evans, David J. Bent
Birth Date:23 July 1810
Birth Place:Warwick Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death Place:Warwick Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting Place:Saint Mary's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Warwick Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Party:Whig
Republican
Relatives:Thomas Bull (grandfather)
Alma Mater:Dickinson College
Occupation:Politician

Thomas Kempis Bull (July 23, 1810 – March 28, 1893) was an American politician from Pennsylvania. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing Chester County from 1847 to 1849.

Early life

Thomas K. Bull was born to Levi Bull in 1810.[1] His father was a lawyer and Episcopal clergyman. His grandfather Thomas Bull served in the Continental Army and served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[2] He graduated from Dickinson College.[3]

Career

Bull was a Whig. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing Chester County from 1847 to 1849.[4] [5] He later joined the Republican Party.[6]

Bull was an officer in the Pennsylvania State Militia.[6]

Personal life

Bull married Julia H. Henderson, daughter of Thomas Henderson, of Chester County on September 27, 1859.[7] [8] His brothers James and William were lawyers.[2] He lived on the Bull family property on French Creek in Chester County.[9]

Bull died on March 28, 1893, aged 82, at his home in Warwick Township.[6] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thomas K. Bull . 2024-08-14 . Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives.
  2. News: History of the Presbyterian Church in the Forks of Brandywine, Chester County, PA., from A.D. 1735 to A.D. 1885 . McClune . James . 1885 . J.B. Lippincott Company . 129 . . 2023-12-15.
  3. News: The Bull Homestead . 1886-09-26 . . 12 . . 2023-12-15.
  4. Web site: Thomas K. Bull . Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives . 2023-12-15.
  5. Book: Chester County and Its People . Thomson . W. W. . 1898 . The Union History Company . 440 . . 2023-12-15.
  6. News: Colonel Thomas K. Bull Dead . 1893-05-30 . . 3 . . 2023-12-15.
  7. News: On Tuesday morning... . 1859-10-05 . Lancaster Examiner and Herald . 3 . . 2023-12-15.
  8. News: Mrs. Thomas K. Bull . 1907-12-06 . The Reading Daily Times . 5 . . 2023-12-15.
  9. Book: History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches . Futhey . J. Smith . Cope . Gilbert . Louis H. Everts . 1881 . 490 . . 2023-12-15.
  10. News: Bull . 1893-03-30 . . 7 . . 2023-12-15.