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Hull, William (1753–1825)| US soldier who in 1805 became governor of the Michigan Territory. In 1812 Hull led a small army into Ontario, but retreated on the appearance of a combined British and Indian force; he withdrew into the fortifications of Detroit, where he surrendered his entire force without a battle on 16 August 1812. Tried for cowardice, found guilty, and sentenced to be shot, he received a presidential reprieve and retired into obscurity. |
| He was born in Derby, Connecticut. A Yale graduate, he joined the Revolutionary forces in 1775 and saw action at White Plains, Trenton, Saratoga, and Monmouth. After the war he practiced law in Newton, Massachusetts. |
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