WILLIS J. HULINGS, attorney, was born July 1,
1850, in Clarion county, Pennsylvania, son of Marcus and Margaret (McElwee)
Hulings, and the oldest of a family of eleven children: Willis J.; Forest,
(who was admitted to the bar in 1882 and died in 1886); Arthur A.;
Margaretta; Adda M.; Howard, and Wade H.; the others died in infancy.
Marcus Hulings was a contractor and builder for several years prior to
1860, when he entered the petroleum business, in which his native force of
character and remarkable energy rapidly gave him leading prominence.
Willis J. received an academic and legal education. Fitting himself for
admission to the bar in New York city under the tuition of Frederick A.
Ward, he came to Venango county and prosecuted his studies under the
instructions of Calvin W. Gilfillan, and was admitted in March, 1877, and
practiced his profession for several years. Having a natural taste for
politics he was elected as a Republican to the state legislature, and
twice re-elected as a member of that body, and served with credit and
ability. He introduced the bills in these sessions prohibiting railroad
discriminations, and became known as one of the strongest debaters on the
floor. He is largely engaged in mining and in the lumber business. He was
married in 1874 to Emma G. Simpson of Brooklyn, New York, and has nine
children. He and his wife are members of the Second Presbyterian church of
South Oil City. He is colonel of the Sixteenth regiment, National Guard of
Pennsylvania.
History of Venango County, Pennsylvania
: its past and present, including its aboriginal history, the French and
British occupation of the country, its early settlement and subsequent
growth, a description of its historic and interesting localities, its rich
oil deposits and their development, sketches of its cities, boroughs,
townships, and villages, neighborhood and family history, portraits and
biographies of pioneers and representative citizens, statistics, etc.,
etc.
Chicago, Ill.: Brown, Runk & Co., 1890, pages 882-883.
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