Evening star., 1955-07-23
CordeII Hull Dies at 80
After Suffering Stroke
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he regarded some of the New
Dealers. He thought President
Roosevent went too far and too
Fast" with some domestic re-
forms, but that Mr. Roosevelt.
"all in ALL" was a truly great
President"
Elected to Legislature at 21.
Mr.. Hull made his first politi-
cal speech in the summer of 1883
before he was II. At 81 he was
a member of the Tennessee Leg
islature. At 81. after service in
the Spanish-American War as a
captain of Tennessee volunteers,
he was circuit judge. He came
on the national scene in 1907 as
a member of Congress and went
on to a long and distinguished
career in the House and Senate
before being made Secretary of
State in 1888.
He later had a 30-month
seige of i'll health in the Beth
esda Naval Hospital-from Sep
tember. 1916. until April. 1949.
He lived quietly after that at his
Sheraton Park Hotel apartment,
maintaining an active interest
in world affairs until shortly
before his death.
He was consulted frequently
in retirement by President
Roosevelt and President Truman
and his successors at the State
Department as well as by old
friends in Congress.
During his 1946-49 stay in the
hospital, Mr.. Hull completed his
memoirs, which were published
in two volumes by the Macmillan
Co. on May "a. 1948. He hoped
his own account of the events
in which he participated would
contribute to history and help
point up lessons for the future.
He was born on october 2,
1871, in Overton tnow Pickett)
County, Tenn, among the foot
hills of the Cumberland Noun
tains. His birthplace was a small
log cabin rented by his father.
Reared in that isolated hill
country. he was IA before he
saw a daily newspaper: Is be-
fore he saw train.
It was not until he was 46
years old that Mr.. Hull married
On November "a, 1917, he mar
fied Frances Witz of Staunton,
Va. He was working then "day
and night" with Treasury
board of advisers created at his
suggestion to write regulations
concerning excess profits tax
LEGISLATION he had helped write
in Congress.
Duties Delayed Marriage.
Mr.. Hull recalled in his men,
oirs that he and his future wife
had known each other several
years and "for some time" had
planned marriage, which was
put off by the official demands
on his time.
"We finally decided we woulo
quietly get married after my
board of advisers adjourned itS
days work." he wrote. I'VE were
married in Washington on &
Saturday night. dropped over tt
Baltimore for the night ar1e
Sunday, and returned Monda!
morning in time for me to bt
at the opening session OF th'
board. That was our honey
moon. 1t was wartime, and
there was work to be done"
When Mr.. Hull became Secre
tary of State. Mrs. Hull man
aged the curtailed social life III
permitted himself.
Almost his only diversion wa
the game of croquet, which n
said took his mind off his Worl
and got him out into the opel
air and sun.
" Worked on Farm.
AS a youth, he had plenty O.
open air and sun. When he grew
old enough to work-and tina
was not very old in those days
he had to begin working on hi
fathers farm.
Mr.. Hull's father started
neighborhood school by hiring
young man to teach the HUI
boys during the winter and earl,
spring months at home. LETTING
some neighbors send their chill
dren to the school, too.
For brief periods, Mr.. HUI
also attended free school" a
Harrison and Willow Grove an,
a subscription school" at Byrds