Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1871, Oct. 2 | Born, Overton County (now Pickett), Tenn. |
| 1889-1890 | Student, National Normal University, Lebanon, Ohio |
| 1891 | B.L., Cumberland University Law School, Birmingham, Ala. Admitted to the Tennessee bar |
| 1893-1897 | Member, Tennessee house of representatives |
| 1903-1907 | Judge, fifth judicial circuit, Tennessee |
| 1907-1921 | Member, U.S. Congress from the fourth strict of Tennessee |
| 1917 | Married Rose Frances Whitney (died 1954) |
| 1921-1924 | Chairman, Democratic National Committee |
| 1923-1931 | Member, U.S. Congress |
| 1930 | Elected U.S. senator (resigned 1933) |
| 1933 | Appointed secretary of state |
| 1933-1943 | Chairman, American delegation at various international conferences |
| 1943 | Attended Quebec Conference, Quebec, Canada |
| 1944 | Resigned as secretary of state |
| 1945 | Awarded Nobel Peace Prize Appointed delegate to United Nations Conference, San Francisco, Calif. |
| 1948 | Published The Memoirs of Cordell Hull. New York: Macmillan. 2 vols. |
| 1955, July 23 | Died, Bethesda, Md. |