T. Clark Hull
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T. Clark Hull | |
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| 99th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut | |
| In office January 6, 1971 – June 1, 1973 | |
| Governor | Thomas J. Meskill |
| Preceded by | Attilio R. Frassinelli |
| Succeeded by | Peter L. Cashman |
| Member of the Connecticut State Senate from the 24th district | |
| In office 1963–1971 | |
| Preceded by | Howard A. Hueston |
| Succeeded by | Romeo G. Petroni |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Treat Clark Hull June 14, 1921 Danbury, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | July 25, 1996 (aged 75) |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | Phillips Exeter Academy Yale University (BA) Harvard Law School |
| Occupation | Politician, lawyer, judge |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1942–1946 |
Treat Clark Hull (June 14, 1921 – July 25, 1996) was an American politician and lawyer who was the 99th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1971 to 1973[1] and a judge for 23 years from 1973. Hull had the rare distinction of serving at the top levels of all three branches of state government (executive, legislative and judicial).[2]
T. Clark Hull was born in Danbury,[3] Fairfield County, Connecticut, on June 14, 1921.[4] He went to school in the Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire,[5] then he went to Yale University, where he got a B.A. in 1942[6] He served in the United States Air Force from 1942 to 1946, then earned a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1948 and practiced law in Danbury from 1948 to 1973.[7]
Political career
Hull served as a Republican member of the Connecticut State Senate for the 24th district from 1963 to 1971.[7] At the Republican state convention in 1970, he was given the job of entertaining the delegates while the party leaders chose a candidate for lieutenant governor, and did so well that, upon the return of the party leaders, the delegates chanted that they wanted him.[5] He won the nomination and won the election on the ticket with gubernatorial candidate Thomas J. Meskill.