Howard William Stull
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Howard William Stull was a Republican
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
.
. He attended the Johnstown High School, and State Normal School
(later State Teachers’ College) in Indiana, Pennsylvania
. He was employed as a store clerk from 1887 to 1894 and as a railroad clerk in 1894 and 1895. He taught school at Ferndale, Pennsylvania
and Dale, Pennsylvania
, from 1895 to 1897. He served as post office clerk at Johnstown in 1897 and 1898 and as assistant postmaster from 1899 to 1904.
, and served as an assistant division chief in the United States Treasury Department from 1905 to 1908. He graduated from the law department of George Washington University
in 1908. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Colville, Washington
, in 1909. He was the prosecuting attorney of Stevens County, Washington, in 1911, 1912, 1915, and 1916. He was a delegate to the Republican State convention in 1916. He returned to Johnstown in 1917 and continued the practice of law.
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of J. Russell Leech. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1932
. He resumed the practice of law, and died in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Interment in Grandview Cemetery, Johnstown
.
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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Early life
Howard W. Stull was born on a farm near Johnstown, PennsylvaniaJohnstown, Pennsylvania
Johnstown is a city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States, west-southwest of Altoona, Pennsylvania and east of Pittsburgh. The population was 20,978 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Cambria County...
. He attended the Johnstown High School, and State Normal School
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University of Pennsylvania is a public university in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA. The university is northeast of Pittsburgh. It is the largest university in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and is the commonwealth's fifth largest university...
(later State Teachers’ College) in Indiana, Pennsylvania
Indiana, Pennsylvania
Indiana is a borough in and the county seat of Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 14,895 at the 2000 census.The borough and the region as a whole promotes itself as the "Christmas Tree Capital of the World" because the national Christmas Tree Grower's Association was...
. He was employed as a store clerk from 1887 to 1894 and as a railroad clerk in 1894 and 1895. He taught school at Ferndale, Pennsylvania
Ferndale, Pennsylvania
For the village in Bucks County, see Nockamixon Township, Pennsylvania.Ferndale is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,834 at the 2000 census...
and Dale, Pennsylvania
Dale, Pennsylvania
Dale is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,503 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Dale is located at ....
, from 1895 to 1897. He served as post office clerk at Johnstown in 1897 and 1898 and as assistant postmaster from 1899 to 1904.
Washington D.C. and Washington state
In 1905 he moved to Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, and served as an assistant division chief in the United States Treasury Department from 1905 to 1908. He graduated from the law department of George Washington University
George Washington University
The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...
in 1908. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Colville, Washington
Colville, Washington
Colville is a city in Stevens County, Washington, United States. The population was 4,673 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Stevens County.- History :...
, in 1909. He was the prosecuting attorney of Stevens County, Washington, in 1911, 1912, 1915, and 1916. He was a delegate to the Republican State convention in 1916. He returned to Johnstown in 1917 and continued the practice of law.
United States House of Representatives
Stull was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-second72nd United States Congress
The Seventy-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1931 to March 4, 1933, during the last two years...
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of J. Russell Leech. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1932
United States House election, 1932
The U.S. House election, 1932 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1932 which coincided with the landslide election of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt....
. He resumed the practice of law, and died in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Interment in Grandview Cemetery, Johnstown
Grandview Cemetery, Johnstown
Grandview Cemetery is a cemetery located at 801 Millcreek Road in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.The cemetery association that operates Grandview was founded in 1885 to accommodate Johnstown's rapidly growing population...
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