Willis James Hulings (July 1, 1850 – August 8, 1924) was a Progressive and a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Willis J. Hulings | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 28th district | |
In office March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921 | |
Preceded by | Earl Hanley Beshlin |
Succeeded by | Harris Jacob Bixler |
In office March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | |
Preceded by | Peter Moore Speer |
Succeeded by | Samuel Henry Miller |
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate | |
In office 1906-1910 | |
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
In office 1881-1887 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Rimersburg, Pennsylvania | July 1, 1850
Died | August 8, 1924 Oil City, Pennsylvania | (aged 74)
Political party | Progressive Republican |
Biography
editWillis J. Hulings was born in Rimersburg, Pennsylvania. He attended the Kittanning Academy. He studied law and was admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Arizona. He became a civil engineer and was engaged in mining and the petroleum business.
Hulings was elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives and served from 1881 to 1887. He was a member of the Pennsylvania National Guard from 1876 to 1912, serving in the various grades from private to brigadier general. He served as a general in the United States Army during the Spanish–American War. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1906 to 1910. He was elected as a Progressive to the Sixty-third Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914. He was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth Congress, and was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1920. He died in Oil City, Pennsylvania. Interment in Grove Hill Cemetery.
References
edit- United States Congress. "Willis J. Hulings (id: H000939)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
External links
editMedia related to Willis James Hulings at Wikimedia Commons