John Bull (congressman)

John Bull (1803 – February 1863) was an American clergyman and physician who represented Missouri in the U.S. Congress between 1833 and 1835.

The Reverend John Bull
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's at-large district
In office March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835
Preceded by	Seat created
Succeeded by	Albert Galliton Harrison
Personal details
Born	1803 Virginia
Died	February 1863 (aged 59–60) near Rothville, Missouri
Resting place	Hutcheson Cemetery
Political party	National Republican
Occupation	Methodist minister; physician

Life

He was born in Virginia, studied medicine in Baltimore, Maryland; moved to Howard County, Missouri, and settled near Glasgow, Missouri; engaged in the practice of medicine; studied theology; was ordained to the ministry and became a Methodist minister in that locality; in 1832, the unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Missouri; presidential elector on the ticket of Jackson and Calhoun in 1828.

John Bull was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian candidate to the Twenty-third Congress (March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835); resumed his ministerial duties and also the practice of medicine; died near Rothville, Missouri, Chariton County, Missouri, in February 1863; interment in Hutcheson Cemetery, a family burial ground, near Rothville.

External links

• United States Congress. "John Bull (id: B001046)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.