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History
Joseph Henry Lumpkin (December 23, 1799 – June 4, 1867)
- Georgia’s first chief justice
- Founder of Georgia University’s law school where he was a teacher and trustee
- Served on the Supreme Court in Georgia for 20 years
- Co-Founder of the University of Georgia
- University of Georgia School of law was also known as Lumpkin School of Law
Joseph Lumpkin Hull (May 6, 1885 – August 1965)
- Great-grandson of Joseph Henry Lumpkin
- Spent three and half years as a student in the State University of Georgia
- In 1905 he was admitted to the bar in Georgia and practiced there until 1919 when he became a resident of Oklahoma City
- In 1912 he was appointed special assistant of attorney general in Oklahoma
- In 1914 he was licensed to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court
- Lost his sight but continued in the law becoming the General Counsel for the Exchange National Bank later becoming the Bank of Oklahoma
Joseph Lumpkin Hull (May 6, 1885 – August 1965)
- General Counsel and Vice-President of Seismograph Service Corp for 45 years
- Led the way for the development Seismograph Service Corp as the largest independent seismograph service in the word until purchased by Raytheon Corp
Joseph Lumpkin Hull, III
- Graduate of Westminster College
- Graduate of Oklahoma University School of Law
- Served as Captain in the U.S. Army Infantry
- General Counsel for Seismograph Serviced 1984 – 1989
- President Boston Avenue Realty
- President Barthelmes Foundation
- Member of the Board of Trustees of the National Guild Community Schools of the Arts
