Английская Википедия:Henry Bull (speaker)
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox governor Henry Bull (23 November 1687 – 24 December 1774) was a colonial attorney and politician in Rhode Island.
Early life
Bull was born on 23 November 1687 in Newport in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. He was a son of Henry Bull (1658–1691) and Ann (Шаблон:Nee Cole) Bull, who lived in Narragansett.[1] After his parents death, Henry and his siblings were left in the care of his aunt Mary (wife of James Coggeshall).[2] Among his siblings were Ephraim Bull and Ann Bull.[3]
His paternal grandfather was Jireh Bull (son of Henry Bull, Governor of Rhode Island from 1685 to 1686 and again in 1690).[4] His uncle, Jireh Bull, married Godsgift Arnold (the daughter of Gov. Benedict Arnold).[5] His maternal grandparents were John Cole of Kingston and Susanna (Шаблон:Nee Hutchinson) Cole (a daughter of William and Anne Hutchinson).[6]
Career
Bull was apprenticed as a carpenter, but abandoned it to study law at the age of twenty-seven, becoming "one of the foremost lawyers of his day in Rhode Island."[7] In 1720, he was appointed captain of the First Military Company in Newport.[7]
He served as Attorney General of Rhode Island from 1721 to 1722. In 1720, he was elected as a Delegate to the Rhode Island General Assembly and served as Speaker of the House of Delegates from April 1728 to May 1729.[8] He was the first justice of the Court of Common Pleas for the Newport County when the courts were established in 1729.[7]
Personal life
On 22 June 1710, Bull was married to Martha Odlin (1691–1721), a daughter of John Odlin and Lydia (Шаблон:Nee Tillinghast) Odlin.[1] Before her death in 1721, they were the parents of four sons and two daughters, including:[1]
- Henry Bull (1711–1731), who died unmarried.[9]
- Lydia Bull (1712–1764), who married Capt. Rouse Potter.[10]
- John Bull (1715–1726), who died young.[9]
- Elisha Bull (1718–1718), who died in infancy.[9]
- Jireh Bull (1721–1721), who died in infancy.[9]
After the death of his first wife, he married Phebe Coggeshall (1706–1774) on 1 February 1722. Phebe was a daughter of Daniel Coggeshall of Portsmouth (son of President John Coggeshall) and Mary (Шаблон:Nee Mowry) Coggeshall.[1] Together, they were the parents of seven sons and three daughters, including:[1]
- Joseph Bull (1722–1774), who married Sarah Nichols in 1746.[11]
- Ann Bull (1723–1790), married William Stevens, son of John Stephens, in 1742.[12]
- Daniel Bull (1725–1753), who died unmarried.[9]
- Mary Bull (1728–1821), who married Jonathan Nichols, Deputy Gov. of Rhode Island, in 1750.[13] After his death in 1756, she married John Gideon, son of Gov. Gideon Wanton, in 1760.[9]
- Peleg Bull (1730–1750), who died unmarried.[9]
- Henry Bull (1732–Шаблон:Circa)[9]
- John Bull (1734–1808), who married Ruth Cornell, a daughter of George Cornell of Middletown.[7]
- Phebe Bull (1739–1814)[9]
- William Bull (1740–Шаблон:Circa)[9]
- George Bull (1743–1760), who died young.[9]
Bull died on 24 December 1774 and was buried in the Common Burying Ground in Newport.[9]
References
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