William Raleigh Hull Jr. was a U.S. representative from Missouri's 6th congressional district. He was born in Weston, Missouri, into a prominent tobacco raising family. He was co-owner of Hull's Tobacco Warehouse in Weston; director of First National Bank, Leavenworth, Kansas; and mayor of Weston in 1939–1940. His first term in Congress started on January 3, 1955, and he served until January 3, 1973. He was not a candidate for re-election. He died in Kansas City, Missouri, and is buried at Graceland Cemetery in Weston.