Cordell Hull

Cordell Hull     (Politician, Lawyer)
Born	1871-10-02 Olympus, Pickett County, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	July 23, 1955 (Age 83) Washington DC, U.S.
Alma mater	Cumberland School of Law
Religion	Episcopalian
Spouse	Rose Frances
Party	Democratic
The longest serving US Secretary of State  United States Secretary of State  In office March 4, 1933 - November 30, 1944 Preceded by Henry Stimson Succeeded by Edward Stettinius  United States Senator from Tennessee In office March 4, 1931 - March 3, 1933  Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 4th district In office March 4, 1923 - March 3, 1931  Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 4th district In office March 4, 1907 - March 3, 1921  Chairman of the Democratic National Committee In office November 2, 1921 - July 22, 1924 "1893-1897" contains a sequence that could not be interpreted against an available match matrix for date components.  Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives In office 1893-1897 - Present Preceded by "1893-1897" contains a sequence that could not be interpreted against an available match matrix for date components.Cordell Hull"strong class="error">Error: Invalid time." contains an extrinsic dash or other characters that are invalid for a date interpretation.Cordell Hull"1893-1897" contains a sequence that could not be interpreted against an available match matrix for date components.  United States Senatorfrom Tennessee In office March 4, 1931 - March 3, 1933  Member of the U.S. House of Representativesfrom Tennessee's 4th district In office March 4, 1923 - March 3, 1931  Member of the U.S. House of Representativesfrom Tennessee's 4th district In office March 4, 1907 - March 3, 1921

Cordell Hull was the longest serving US Secretary of State.

Career

In 1943 Philip Mosely was an adviser to Cordell Hull at the 1943 Moscow Conference.

In 2009, the Daily Mail alleged that Hull received the Red House Report about the Nazi plans to survive the end of World War II.

Establishing the UN

He was granted the Nobel Peace Prize in 1945 for his role in establishing the United Nations, and was referred to by President Roosevelt as the "Father of the United Nations".

Policy

Hull has been reported to be an advocate of free trade.

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