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Merlin Gray Hull
Merlin Gray Hull
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Wisconsin's 9th district
	In office; January 3, 1935 – May 17, 1953
Preceded by	James A. Frear
Succeeded by	Lester Johnson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Wisconsin's 7th district
	In office; March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931
Preceded by	Joseph D. Beck
Succeeded by	Gardner R. Withrow
20th Secretary of State of Wisconsin
	In office; January 1, 1917 – January 3, 1921
Governor	Emanuel L. Philipp
Preceded by	John S. Donald
Succeeded by	Fred R. Zimmerman
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
	In office; 1909-1915
Personal details
Born	December 18, 1870; Farina, Illinois, U.S.
Died	May 17, 1953 (aged 82); La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political party	Republican ; Wisconsin Progressive Party

Merlin Gray Hull (December 18, 1870 – May 17, 1953) was a lawyer, a newspaper publisher, and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin.^[1]

Born in Farina, Illinois to John and Adelia Hull, Merlin Hull was a graduate of Gale College, De Pauw University, and Columbian University (now George Washington University Law School). He was admitted to the bar in 1894 and commenced practice in Black River Falls. He served as publisher of the Jackson County Journal from 1904 to 1926 and of the merged Banner-Journal for the rest of his life (1926–1953). He served as district attorney of Jackson County from 1907 to 1909; he was a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1909 to 1915, serving as speaker in the 1913-15 session; he was elected Secretary of State in 1916, serving until 1921.

Hull was first elected (as a Republican) to the Seventy-first Congress in 1928. He represented Wisconsin's 7th congressional district. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1930 and an unsuccessful independent candidate in 1932. In 1934, Hull was once again elected to the House of Representatives this time as part of the Seventy-fourth Congress. He was elected as a member of the Progressive Party and represented Wisconsin's 9th congressional district. He was reelected to this post for the succeeding nine congresses, as a member of the Progressive Party for the first six and after the disbanding of the Wisconsin Progressive Party, as a Republican to the other four, serving continuously from January 3, 1935, until his death from pulmonary complications following surgery in La Crosse, Wisconsin on May 17, 1953.^[2]

Congressional election history

Year	Democratic	%	Republican	%	Progressive	%	Socialist	%
1934	Willis E. Donley	24.3%	Knute Anderson	23.4%	Merlin Hull	49.6%	Paul Boyd	2.7%
1936	Edwin J. Larkin	19.3%	No candidate	--	Merlin Hull	80.7%	No candidate	--
1938	William F. Crane	6.3%	Hugh M. Jones	40.3%	Merlin Hull	53.4%	No candidate	--
1940	James E. Hughes	5.9%	John Nygaard	41.4%	Merlin Hull	52.8%	No candidate	--
1942	Jack E. Joyce	5.6%	George H. Hipke	32.6%	Merlin Hull	61.8%	No candidate	--
1944	No candidate	--	No candidate	--	Merlin Hull	98.5%	Adolph Maassen	1.5%
1946	No candidate	--	Merlin Hull	99%	No candidate	--	Adolph Maassen	1%
1948	No candidate	--	Merlin Hull	98.1%	Linton Jahr	1.0%	Howard Hendricks	0.9%
1950	Arthur L. Henning	29.2%	Merlin Hull	70.8%	No candidate	--	No candidate	--
1952	Kent L. Pillsbury	34.8%	Merlin Hull	65.2%	No candidate	--	No candidate	--

References

^ Wisconsin Historical Society-Merlin Hull
^ Rep. Merlin Hull, Oldest U.S. Congressman, Is Dead at 82; Sheboygan Press; Sheboygan, Wisconsin; Page 16; May 18, 1953

External links

United States Congress. "Merlin Hull (id: H000943)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

Party political offices
Preceded by John Donald	Republican nominee for Secretary of State of Wisconsin 1916, 1918	Succeeded by Elmer Hall
Political offices
Preceded by John Donald	Secretary of State of Wisconsin 1917–1921	Succeeded by Elmer Hall
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Joseph D. Beck	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 7th congressional district March 4, 1929 - March 3, 1931	Succeeded by Gardner R. Withrow
Preceded by James A. Frear	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 9th congressional district January 3, 1935 - May 17, 1953	Succeeded by Lester Johnson