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Cordell Hull
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As Secretary of State
Sponsored a reciprocal-trade program
Chairman of American delegations to numerous international conferences
United States delegate to the Moscow conference in 1943
Foreign Travels of Secretary of State Cordell Hull
Foreign Relations of the United States:
1933 (vol. 1-5), 1934 (vol. 1-5), 1935 (vol. 1-5), 1936 (vol. 1-5), 1937 (vol. 1-5), 1938 (vol. 1-5),
1939 (vol. 1-5), 1940 (vol. 1-5), 1941 (vol. 1-7), 1942 (vol. 1-6 supp. 1 & 2), 1944 (vol. 1-7 & supp.),
Profile
Born: October 2, 1871
Died: July 23, 1955
Married: Rose Frances Witz Witney
Education: National Normal University; Cumberland University Law School
Occupation: Lawyer
Government Positions
Delegate to the Tennessee Democratic convention in 1890
Member of the State House of Representatives 1893-1897
Served in Cuba as captain, Fourth Regiment, Tennessee Volunteer Infantry in 1898
Judge of the Fifth Judical Circuit of Tennessee 1903-1907
Representative from Tennessee 1907-1921 and 1923-1931
Chairman of the Democratic National committee 1921-1924
Senator from Tennessee 1931-1933
Appointed a delegate to the United Nations Conference at San Francisco in 1945
Notable Events
Practiced law in New York City
Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1945