Melville Bull
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Melville Bull was a U.S. Representative
from Rhode Island
.
Born in Newport, Rhode Island
, Bull attended Phillips Exeter Academy
, Exeter, New Hampshire
, and graduated from Harvard University
in 1877. He was then involved in farming in the vicinity of Newport.
He served as member of the State house of representatives from 1883 to 1885.
He served in the State senate from 1885 to 1892.
He served as member of the Republican State central committee.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1888 and as Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island from 1892 to 1894.
Bull was elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-fourth
and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1895 to March 3, 1903).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Accounts (Fifty-sixth
and Fifty-seventh
Congresses).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1902 to the Fifty-eighth
Congress.
He lived in Middletown, Rhode Island
until his death on July 5, 1909.
He was interred in Island Cemetery, Newport, Rhode Island
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
.
Born in Newport, Rhode Island
Newport, Rhode Island
Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about south of Providence. Known as a New England summer resort and for the famous Newport Mansions, it is the home of Salve Regina University and Naval Station Newport which houses the United States Naval War...
, Bull attended Phillips Exeter Academy
Phillips Exeter Academy
Phillips Exeter Academy is a private secondary school located in Exeter, New Hampshire, in the United States.Exeter is noted for its application of Harkness education, a system based on a conference format of teacher and student interaction, similar to the Socratic method of learning through asking...
, Exeter, New Hampshire
Exeter, New Hampshire
Exeter is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The town's population was 14,306 at the 2010 census. Exeter was the county seat until 1997, when county offices were moved to neighboring Brentwood...
, and graduated from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1877. He was then involved in farming in the vicinity of Newport.
He served as member of the State house of representatives from 1883 to 1885.
He served in the State senate from 1885 to 1892.
He served as member of the Republican State central committee.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1888 and as Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island from 1892 to 1894.
Bull was elected as a Republican
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...
to the Fifty-fourth
54th United States Congress
- House of Representatives :-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Adlai E. Stevenson * President pro tempore: William P. Frye - Majority leadership :* Republican Conference Chairman: John Sherman- Minority leadership :...
and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1895 to March 3, 1903).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Accounts (Fifty-sixth
56th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:- Leadership :- Senate :* President: Garret Hobart , until November 21, 1899 , vacant thereafter.* President pro tempore: William P. Frye * Democratic Caucus Chairman: James K. Jones...
and Fifty-seventh
57th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:*Democratic: 151*Republican: 200 *Populist: 5*Silver : 1TOTAL members: 357-Leadership:-Senate:* President: Theodore Roosevelt , until September 14, 1901, vacant thereafter....
Congresses).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1902 to the Fifty-eighth
58th United States Congress
- House of Representatives :* Republican : 209 * Democratic : 176* Silver Republican : 1TOTAL members: 386-Senate:* President: Vacant* President pro tempore: William P. Frye -Members:...
Congress.
He lived in Middletown, Rhode Island
Middletown, Rhode Island
Middletown is a town in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 16,150 at the 2010 census. It lies to the south of Portsmouth and to the north of Newport on Aquidneck Island, hence the name "Middletown."-Geography:...
until his death on July 5, 1909.
He was interred in Island Cemetery, Newport, Rhode Island
Newport, Rhode Island
Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about south of Providence. Known as a New England summer resort and for the famous Newport Mansions, it is the home of Salve Regina University and Naval Station Newport which houses the United States Naval War...
.