Willis James Hulings

Willis James Hulings

Willis James Hulings (born July 1, 1850 in Rimersburg , Clarion County , Pennsylvania , †  August 8, 1924 in Oil City , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1913 and 1915 and again from 1919 to 1921 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Willis Hulings attended his homeland public schools and the Kittanning Academy . After completing a law degree, he was admitted to the bar. It is not known whether he actually practiced as a lawyer. In the following years he worked as a civil engineer. He has also worked in the mining and petroleum industries. Politically, he became a member of the Republican Party . Between 1881 and 1887 he was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives . From 1876 to 1912 Hulings was also active in the Pennsylvania National Guard, in which he rose to brigadier general . As such, he also took part in the Spanish-American War of 1898 . From 1906 to 1910 he was a member of the Pennsylvania Senate . In 1912 he joined the Progressive Party founded by former President Theodore Roosevelt .

In the 1912 congressional elections , Hulings was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 28th  constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Republican Peter Moore Speer on March 4, 1913 . Since he was not re-elected in 1914, he was initially only able to serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1915 . At that time the 16th and 17th amendments were ratified. It was about the introduction of the nationwide income tax and the direct election of the US senators .

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Hulings returned to the Republicans. In the elections of 1918 he was re-elected to Congress in the 28th district of his state, where he replaced the Democrat Earl Hanley Beshlin on March 4, 1919 . In 1920 he was not confirmed in his mandate. Therefore, until March 3, 1921, he could only spend one more term in the US House of Representatives. The 18th and 19th amendments to the Constitution were ratified in 1919 and 1920 . It was about the ban on trade in alcoholic beverages and the nationwide introduction of women's suffrage .

After his final resignation from Congress, Willis Hulings was no longer politically active. He died on August 8, 1924 in Oil City, where he was also buried.

Web links

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• Willis James Hulings in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Willis James Hulings in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Peter Moore Spear	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (28th constituency) March 4, 1913 - March 3, 1915	Samuel Henry Miller
Earl Hanley Beshlin	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (28th constituency) March 4, 1919 - March 3, 1921	Harris Jacob Bixler