Henry Anton Hull

Full Name: Henry Anton "Salty" Hull
Date of birth: November 14, 1903
Date of death: February 15, 1954

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	60-4	Jan 13, 1953 - Feb 15, 1954	53rd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	101-4	Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953	52nd	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	101-4	Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951	51st	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	101-3	Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947	49th	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	101-3	Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945	48th	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	101-3	Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941	46th	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	101-3	Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939	45th	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant

(1) Hull died 2/15/1954. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Terms of Service top

House District 60-4
Jan 13, 1953 - Feb 15, 1954
Legislatures: 53rd ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

House District 101-4
Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953
Legislatures: 52nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

House District 101-4
Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951
Legislatures: 51st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

House District 101-3
Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947
Legislatures: 49th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

House District 101-3
Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945
Legislatures: 48th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

House District 101-3
Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941
Legislatures: 46th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

House District 101-3
Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939
Legislatures: 45th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

(1) Hull died 2/15/1954. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

54th Legislature, R.S., HSR 261, extending congratulations of members of 54th Legislature to members who have ten years of service in the House. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
53rd Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 22. Resolutions - Memorial.
53rd Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 59. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Obituary and photo, "Salty Hull, Veteran of Legislative Service, Dies," 2/15/1954, pp. 1, 4. Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Memorial, May 1954, p. 300. "He earned the nickname 'Salty' when, while a student in high school, he ran away and joined the Navy. He was returned home when it was discovered that he was underage, but 'Salty' stuck." Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

H.A. or Salty Hull, birth date 11/14/1903 in East St. Louis, Illinois; death date 2/15/1954 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas; attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
Henry Anton Hull, birth date 11/14/1903 in East St. Louis, Illinois; residence in Fort Worth, Tarrant County; salesman; draft registration 2/16/1942 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County. FamilySearch Texas World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947.
Henry Anton (Salty) Hull, birth date 11/14/1903, death date 2/15/1954, burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant County. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. H.A. (Salty) Hull, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. H.A. (Salty) Hull, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. H.A. (Salty) Hull, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. H.A. "Salty" Hull, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. H.A. (Salty) Hull, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Henry Hull, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Henry Hull, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

45th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
46th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
48th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
49th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
51st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
52nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
53rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

53rd R.S. - 1953 Aeronautics Appropriations Common Carriers Criminal Jurisprudence Poet Laureate Selection, Special Privileges, Suffrage and Elections (Chair) Texas Commission on Higher Education
52nd R.S. - 1951 Banks and Banking Motor Traffic Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Public Lands and Buildings State Affairs
51st R.S. - 1949 Aeronautics Banks and Banking Conservation and Reclamation Insurance Public Printing
49th R.S. - 1945 Banks and Banking Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Municipal and Private Corporations Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Revenue and Taxation Rules (Vice Chair)
48th R.S. - 1943 Banks and Banking (Chair) Conservation and Reclamation Interstate Cooperation Liquor Regulation Rules
46th R.S. - 1939 Appropriations Congressional and Legislative Districts Insurance (Chair) Labor School Lobbying Activities, Special Voting Machine for the House, Special
45th R.S. - 1937 Congressional and Legislative Districts Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Oil, Gas and Mining Penitentiaries

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