William R. Hull Jr. Explained

William R. Hull Jr.
Image Name:William Raleigh Hull, Jr.jpg
State:Missouri
District:6th
Term Start:January 3, 1955
Term End:January 3, 1973
Preceded:William C. Cole
Succeeded:Jerry Litton
Birth Date:April 17, 1906
Birth Place:Weston, Missouri, U.S.
Death Place:Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Party:Democratic

William Raleigh Hull Jr. (April 17, 1906 – August 15, 1977) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri's 6th congressional district. He was born in Weston, Missouri into a prominent tobacco raising family. He was co-owner of Hull's Tobacco Warehouse in Weston, director of First National Bank, Leavenworth, Kansas and a mayor of Weston in 1939–1940. His first term in Congress started on January 3, 1955 and served until January 3, 1973. He was not a candidate for re-election. He died in Kansas City, Missouri and is buried at Graceland Cemetery in Weston.

Hull did not sign the 1956 Southern Manifesto, and voted in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1960,[1] the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution,[2] and the Voting Rights Act of 1965,[3] but voted against the Civil Rights Acts of 1957,[4] 1964,[5] and 1968.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: HR 8601. PASSAGE..
  2. Web site: S.J. RES. 29. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO BAN THE USE OF POLL TAX AS A REQUIREMENT FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.. GovTrack.us.
  3. Web site: TO PASS H.R. 6400, THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT..
  4. Web site: HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.. GovTrack.us.
  5. Web site: H.R. 7152. PASSAGE..
  6. Web site: TO PASS H.R. 2516, A BILL TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR INTERFERENCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS. INTERFERENCE WITH A PERSON ENGAGED IN ONE OF THE 8 ACTIVITIES PROTECTED UNDER THIS BILL MUST BE RACIALLY MOTIVATED TO INCUR THE BILL'S PENALTIES..