Thomas K. Bull
{{Short description|American politician (1810–1893)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Thomas K. Bull
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| state_house = Pennsylvania
| district = Chester County
| term_start = 1847
| term_end = 1849
| predecessor = William Price, William D. Thomas, George Ladley
| successor = David J. Bent, John S. Bowen, John Acker
| alongside = George Ladley, Henry S. Evans, David J. Bent
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1810|7|23}}
| birth_place = Warwick Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1893|3|28|1810|7|23}}
| death_place = Warwick Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| resting_place = Saint Mary's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Warwick Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| party = Whig
Republican
| spouse = {{marriage|Julia H. Henderson|1859}}
| children =
| relatives = Thomas Bull (grandfather)
| education =
| alma_mater = Dickinson College
| occupation = Politician
| signature =
}}
Thomas Kempis Bull (July 23, 1810 – March 28, 1893) was an American politician from Pennsylvania. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing Chester County from 1847 to 1849.
Early life
Thomas K. Bull was born to Levi Bull in 1810.{{Cite web |title=Thomas K. Bull |url=https://archives.house.state.pa.us/people/member-biography?ID=7935 |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives}} His father was a lawyer and Episcopal clergyman. His grandfather Thomas Bull served in the Continental Army and served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.{{Cite news |url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924012522961/page/n133/mode/2up |title=History of the Presbyterian Church in the Forks of Brandywine, Chester County, PA., from A.D. 1735 to A.D. 1885 |last=McClune |first=James |year=1885 |publisher=J.B. Lippincott Company |page=129 |via=Archive.org |access-date=2023-12-15}}{{Open access}} He graduated from Dickinson College.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-times-the-bull-homestea/136844369/ |title=The Bull Homestead |date=1886-09-26 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Times |page=12 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-12-15}}{{Open access}}
Career
Bull was a Whig. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing Chester County from 1847 to 1849.{{cite web |url=https://archives.house.state.pa.us/people/member-biography?ID=7935 |title=Thomas K. Bull |website=Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives |access-date=2023-12-15}}{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/chestercountyits00thoms/page/440/mode/2up |title=Chester County and Its People |editor-last=Thomson |editor-first=W. W. |year=1898 |publisher=The Union History Company |page=440 |via=Archive.org |access-date=2023-12-15}}{{Open access}} He later joined the Republican Party.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-times-colonel-thomas-k/136844205/ |title=Colonel Thomas K. Bull Dead |date=1893-05-30 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Times |page=3 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-12-15}}{{Open access}}
Personal life
Bull married Julia H. Henderson, daughter of Thomas Henderson, of Chester County on September 27, 1859.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-lancaster-examiner-on-tuesday-mornin/136844486/ |title=On Tuesday morning... |date=1859-10-05 |newspaper=Lancaster Examiner and Herald |page=3 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-12-15}}{{Open access}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/reading-times-mrs-thomas-k-bull-6-dec/136844448/ |title=Mrs. Thomas K. Bull |date=1907-12-06 |newspaper=The Reading Daily Times |page=5 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-12-15}}{{Open access}} His brothers James and William were lawyers. He lived on the Bull family property on French Creek in Chester County.{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924005813518/page/n673/mode/2up |title=History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches |last1=Futhey |first1=J. Smith |last2=Cope |first2=Gilbert |publisher=Louis H. Everts |year=1881 |page=490 |via=Archive.org |access-date=2023-12-15}}{{Open access}}
Bull died on March 28, 1893, aged 82, at his home in Warwick Township.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-bull-30-may-1/136844283/ |title=Bull |date=1893-03-30 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |page=7 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2023-12-15}}{{Open access}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bull, Thomas K.}}
Category:Politicians from Chester County, Pennsylvania
Category:Dickinson College alumni
Category:Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Category:Pennsylvania Republicans
Category:19th-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly