John Bull

Anti-Jacksonian Representative of Missouri

Congresses Served

House Terms

January 1, 1803 (60 years old)

Birthday

February 1, 1863

Death

Served as a U.S. Congressman from Missouri between 1833 and 1835
Born in Virginia and studied medicine in Baltimore, Maryland
Moved to Howard County, Missouri, and practiced medicine near Glasgow, Missouri
Owned slaves
Studied theology, was ordained as a Methodist minister, and served in Glasgow, Missouri
Ran unsuccessfully for Missouri governor in 1832
Was a presidential elector on the Jackson-Calhoun ticket in 1828
Elected as an Anti-Jacksonian candidate to the Twenty-third Congress
Resumed his ministerial duties and medical practice after serving in Congress
Died near Rothville, Missouri, in February 1863 and was buried in Hutcheson Cemetery, a family burial ground near Rothville