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JOHN K. HULL
Called to important public offices in the path of his profession, John
K. Hull is now serving as city prosecutor of Long Beach and has practiced law
here successfully for a period of thirteen years. He was born in Moline, Illinois, March 21,
1875, a son of Henry J. and Nellie (Kress) Hull, the former a native of
Kendall, New York, and the latter of Corry, Pennsylvania. Removing to the Middle West, they established
their home in Moline, Illinois, where the father prospered as a merchant. For many years he conducted business in that
city, of which he is still a resident, and worships in the Congregational
Church. Having reached the venerable age
of eighty-nine years, he is living retired, but the mother has passed
away. They had a family of three children,
of whom two survive.
John K. Hull pursued his education
in his native city until his graduation from high school and was next a student
at the University of Iowa, from which he received the Bachelor of Philosophy
degree in 1897 and that of Bachelor of Laws in the following year. In 1898 he was admitted to the bar of Iowa
and began his legal career at Vinton, that state, where he remained for four
years. He spent a similar period in
Aberdeen, South Dakota, also occupying a place of prominence in legal circles
of that city, and then removed to Rapid City, South Dakota, where he resided
for twelve years. During that time he
served as United States commissioner and was also referee in bankruptcy. Locating at Long Beach in 1919, he soon won
recognition as a lawyer of marked ability and in 1924 was made city
attorney. The prestige which he gained
in that connection led to his appointment as city prosecutor of Long Beach by
the city council in 1929 and in 1930, as a candidate of the Republican Party,
he was elected to this office, performing his exacting duties in a manner that has
elicited strong commendation. He is
assisted by several deputies and occupies a suite of offices on the fourth
floor of the Jergins Trust Building.
In Vinton, Iowa, Mr. Hull was
married to Miss Mary E. Butler, who is active in social affairs of Long
Beach. Outdoor life makes strong appeal
to Mr. Hull, whose favorite sports are hunting and fishing. He is a past exalted ruler of Long Beach
Lodge, No. 888, B. P. O. E., and in Masonry his affiliations are with the Palos
Verdes Lodge, F. & A. M., and the Sciots.
He belongs to Delta Tau Delta, to a legal fraternity, and to the Los
Angeles County, California State and American Bar Associations. Honest and efficient, Mr. Hull has acceptably
fulfilled every trust reposed in him and his professional colleagues and the
general public unite in bearing testimony as to his high character and breadth
of mind.
Transcribed by
V. Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: California of the South
Vol. IV, by John Steven McGroarty, Pages 531-532, Clarke Publ.,
Chicago, Los Angeles, Indianapolis. 1933.
© 2012 V. Gerald Iaquinta.
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