The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 290 JAMES O. CULL. James O. Cull, attorney-at-law, successfully practicing at the Yakima bar, was born in Missouri, April 6, 1869, a son of John B. and Permelia P. (King) Cull, both of whom were also natives of Missouri. The father was a son of Thomas Cull, of Kentucky, who removed to Missouri about 1840 and there followed the occupation of farming. John B. Cull likewise devoted his energies to general agricultural pursuits, becoming a well known farmer of Johnson county, Missouri. He and his wife are still living and reside in that county. James O. Cull acquired a public school education and afterward attended a normal school. Determining upon the practice of law as a life work, he began reading Kent, Blackstone and other commentaries at Warrensburg, Missouri, under the direction of O. L. Hoots, an able member of the bar of that place. After thorough preliminary study he was admitted to practice in February, 1896, and for a short time followed his profession in his native state, but thinking to have better opportunities in the northwest, he made his way to Washington in 1897, first establishing his home in Spokane, where he continued until 1902. In that year he came to Yakima, opened an office and has since successfully practiced in this city. Ile is careful and conscientious in his legal work and enjoys a good clientage. On the 6th of December, 1899, Mr. Cull was married to Miss Emma L. M. Buente, of Warrensburg, Missouri, and they have become parents of two children: Ruth Louise and Tames B. Mr. Cull is well known as an exemplary member of Yakima Lodge No. 24, F. & A. M., and he has attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite in Oriental Consistory No. 2, S. P. R. S. He is likewise a member of Afifi Temple of the Mystic Shrine and in the York Rite he has taken the degrees of Yakima Chapter R. A. M. and Yakima Commandery No. 13, K. T. He is a very active member of the Masonic fraternity and is a most valued representative of the order. He also belongs to Yakima Lodge of the Knights of Pythias and to the Modern Woodmen of America. In politics he is a republican and he served as city attorney of Yakima in 1904. He was also one of the organizers of the Yakima Trust Company and is well known as a progressive business man but gives the major part of his time and attention to his professional interests. He holds to high standards in law practice and has ever proven an able and faithful minister in the temple of justice. ******************************** Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in December 2007 by Jeffrey L. Elmer. Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.