Portrait of General William Hull
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William Hull
Other Name:
General William Hull, Governor William Hull
Gender:
Male
Born:
June 24, 1753
Died:
November 29, 1825
Home Town:
Derby, CT
Later Residences:
Newton, MA
Marriage(s):
Sarah Fuller Hull (1781)
Biographical Notes:
William Hull was born in Derby, Connecticut in 1753, the son of Joseph and Elizabeth Clark Hull. Joseph was a farmer who served in the state legislature.
At an early age, William was sent to live with his Hull grandfather where he attended common school and learned farming. He was admitted to Yale at the age of 15, graduating with honors four years later. He studied divinity for a year with Dr. Wates, who later became a Professor of Theology at Yale. He withdrew from these studies to study law in Litchfield. He was admitted to the Bar in 1775. At the outbreak of the Revolution, Hull was elected Captain of a company from Derby and marched to Cambridge to join Washington's forces. He was present at major battles and rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
In February of 1781, he requested ...
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At an early age, William was sent to live with his Hull grandfather where he attended common school and learned farming. He was admitted to Yale at the age of 15, graduating with honors four years later. He studied divinity for a year with Dr. Wates, who later became a Professor of Theology at Yale. He withdrew from these studies to study law in Litchfield. He was admitted to the Bar in 1775. At the outbreak of the Revolution, Hull was elected Captain of a company from Derby and marched to Cambridge to join Washington's forces. He was present at major battles and rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
In February of 1781, he requested ...
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Education
Years at LLS:
1774
Other Education:
Yale College, 1772
Profession / Service
Admitted To Bar:
1775
Federal Posts:
Territorial Governor Michigan (Michigan) 1805-1813
Immediate Family (Why only immediate family?)
Related Objects and Documents
In the Ledger:
- Portrait of General William Hull
- Portrait of William Hull
- Portrait of William Hull (1753–1825)
- Hull Family Papers
The Citation of Attendance provides primary source documentation of the student’s attendance at the Litchfield Female Academy and/or the Litchfield Law School. If a citation is absent, the student is thought to have attended but currently lacks primary source confirmation. Records for the schools were sporadic, especially in the formative years of both institutions. If instructors kept comprehensive records for the Litchfield Female Academy or the Litchfield Law School, they do not survive. Researchers and staff have identified students through letters, diaries, family histories and genealogies, and town histories as well as catalogues of students printed in various years. Art and needlework have provided further identification of Female Academy Students, and Litchfield County Bar records document a number of Law School students. The history of both schools and the identification of the students who attended them owe credit to the early 20th century research and documentation efforts of Emily Noyes Vanderpoel and Samuel Fisher, and the late 20th century research and documentation efforts of Lynne Templeton Brickley and the Litchfield Historical Society staff.
CITATION OF ATTENDANCE:
Hull's memoir, later edited an published by his daughter, notes that after he left training with a minister he attended the Litchfield Law School.
Campbell, Maria Hull, Mrs. Revolutionary services and civil life of General William Hull. D. Appleton & Co, 1848, https://library.si.edu/digital-library/book/revolutionaryse00camp accessed on March 19, 2024
Campbell, Maria Hull, Mrs. Revolutionary services and civil life of General William Hull. D. Appleton & Co, 1848, https://library.si.edu/digital-library/book/revolutionaryse00camp accessed on March 19, 2024
Secondary Sources:
Campbell, Maria Hull, Mrs. Revolutionary services and civil life of General William Hull. D. Appleton & Co, 1848, https://library.si.edu/digital-library/book/revolutionaryse00camp accessed on March 19, 2024
Hull, William, Defence of Brigadier General W. Hull : delivered before the General Court Martial, of which Major General Dearborn was president, at Albany, March, 1814, with an address to the citizens of the United States, 1814 Accessed at https://archive.org/details/defenceofbrigadi00hull March 19, 2024.
Hull, William Memoirs of the campaign of the North Western Army of the United States, A.D. 1812 :in a series of letters addressed to the citizens of the United States, with an appendix, containing a brief sketch of the revolutionary services of the author,...
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Hull, William, Defence of Brigadier General W. Hull : delivered before the General Court Martial, of which Major General Dearborn was president, at Albany, March, 1814, with an address to the citizens of the United States, 1814 Accessed at https://archive.org/details/defenceofbrigadi00hull March 19, 2024.
Hull, William Memoirs of the campaign of the North Western Army of the United States, A.D. 1812 :in a series of letters addressed to the citizens of the United States, with an appendix, containing a brief sketch of the revolutionary services of the author,...
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