WADE HULINGS
History of Arizona, 1896

Wade H. Hulings, attorney at law of Phoenix Arizona Territory 
was born in Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania, September 23, 
1868 and in the public schools of his native state received 
his educational training, completing a high school course.  
He also received much valuable instruction at home and in 
order to secure a business training, spent some time in an 
Oil City, Pennsylvania bank. He subsequently became 
interested in a mining venture in New Mexico but as the 
outcome was unsatisfactory, Mr. Hulings returned to his 
home and took up the study of law and in April 1893 was 
admitted to the bar in Venango County. He at once began 
practicing his profession there but in a short time became 
dissatisfied with his location and decided that the West 
offered better opportunities for rising and accordingly in 
November 1893 he made a location in Phoenix, Arizona.  
Although his residence in this place has not been of long 
duration he has already become widely known as a rising 
young attorney and his practice at the present time is 
large and continually increasing. He possesses a bright 
and receptive mind and his life in the professional arena 
has been characterized by intelligence, sound judgment 
and persevering industry. He is the attorney for the 
Pennsylvania Irrigation Company of Phoenix, which was 
incorporated in 1894 with Willis J. Hulings, as president, 
Hon. H.F. James as vice-president, C.G. Hussey as 
Treasurer and H.B. Beatty as secretary.  The object of 
this company is to store the flood waters of Cave Creek 
in a storage reservoir, for the purpose of irrigating 
30,000 acres of land in Paradise Valley, which is a 
protected nook of the great Salt River Valley.  The 
dam for this reservoir is now in process of construction 
and will be finished in the near future.

Wade H. Hulings comes of a distinguished family, the first 
members of which came to this country from France in 1642 
and joined the colony of William Penn. with which they 
afterwards emigrated west to the Allegheny Valley.  They 
became distinguished in this region and are still well and 
widely known there. Not the least conspicuous and prominent 
of these was Marcus Hulings, the father of the subject of 
this sketch, who was at one time the largest holder of oil 
interests in that region and one of the most prominent of 
oil producers. He was at one time a large stockholder in 
the Standard Oil Company and was also largely interested 
in mining. He donated a large sum of money for a young 
ladies' annex to Allegheny College, which is known as 
Hulings Hall.  

In April 1895, Wade H. Hulings was united in marriage with 
Miss Caroline E., daughter of Dr. Charles D. Belden of Phoenix.

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