Melville Bull

Republican Representative of Rhode Island's 1st district

Congresses Served

House Terms

September 29, 1854 (54 years old)

Birthday

July 5, 1909

Death

Attended Phillips Exeter Academy and graduated from Harvard University in 1877.
Involved in farming near Newport after graduation.
Served in the Rhode Island House of Representatives from 1883 to 1885.
Served as a state senator in Rhode Island from 1885 to 1892.
Was a member of the Republican State central committee and a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1888.
Served as Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island from 1892 to 1894.
Charter member of the Rhode Island Society of Colonial Wars in 1897.
Served as a U.S. Representative for Rhode Island’s 1st congressional district from 1895 to 1903.
Chaired the Committee on Accounts during the Fifty-sixth and Fifty-seventh Congresses.
Was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1902.
Passed away in Middletown, Rhode Island, and was buried in Island Cemetery, Newport, Rhode Island.