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.
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]
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]
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]