John Bull was an American politician, military officer, statesman, and planter. Initially, his military career started under John Forbes during the Forbes Expedition in the 1750s. During the American Revolution, he was a delegate in the Pennsylvania Provincial Conference, declaring Pennsylvania independent from the British Colonies. Benjamin Franklin and Bull sat on many committees together. Bull was a very active participant in many different roles during the revolution. He was mainly in charge of the defenses of Fort Billingsport. He held the rank of Colonel in Pennsylvania's 2nd Regiment and eventually rose to the rank of Adjutant General of the Pennsylvania Militia by the Pennsylvania Supreme Executive Council in defense of Philadelphia during the Philadelphia campaign.
- Position held
- captain, Colonel, general, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Born
- 1731, June 1, 1731
- Died
