Cordell Hull

American politician, U.S. Secretary of State from 1933 to 1944

• Born: 1871-10-02 (Olympus Pickett County)
• Died: 1955-07-23 (Bethesda)
• Country of citizenship: United States of America
• Occupation: diplomat; judge; lawyer; politician
• Member of political party: Democratic Party
• Military rank: captain
• Military branch: United States Army
• Position held: United States Secretary of State (period: 1933-03-04 through 1944-11-30; replaced by: Edward Reilly Stettinius, Jr.; replaces: Henry L. Stimson; series ordinal: 47); United States representative (electoral district: Tennessee's 4th congressional district; period: 1923-03-04 through 1931-03-03; replaced by: John Ridley Mitchell; replaces: Wynne F. Clouse); United States senator (elected in: 1930 United States Senate election in Tennessee; electoral district: Tennessee Class 2 senate seat; end cause: resignation; parliamentary group: Democratic Party; parliamentary term: 72nd United States Congress; period: 1931-03-04 through 1933-03-03; replaced by: Nathan L. Bachman; replaces: William Emerson Brock); member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
• Educated at: Cumberland School of Law; National Normal University; Wilmington College
• Spouse: Rose Frances Whitney Hull
• VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/62343345
• ISNI: https://isni.org/isni/0000000122117259
• WorldCat Identities ID: https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n86012032
• Library of Congress authority ID: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86012032