Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Hulshizer, William H 
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Author: Genealogical and Biographical Record of Will County

William H. Hulshizer, lessee and manager of the Joliet theatre, was born in 
Finesville, N. J., December 25, 1854, a son of Richard L. and Margaret 
(Fraley) Hulshizer, also natives of New Jersey and members of old families of 
that state who came there from Germany. His father, who is still living, 
resides near Phillipsburg and is engaged in the coal business. Of his eleven 
children five are living, three, William H., John and Mrs. J. A. Henry, being 
residents of Joliet. Our subject, who is sixth among the children, was 
educated in the schools of his native town. In 1879 he went to Omaha and there 
became interested in the flour business. After a time he entered the employ of 
H. J. Lee & Co. (now the Lee, Glass & Andreesen Hardware Company). Beginning 
in a humble position he soon worked his way to a place of responsibility and 
for some years acted as a buyer for the company. He resigned in order to form 
a connection with a large and important business concern, the Omaha Hardware 
Company, which he assisted in organizing and of which he became secretary and 
buyer. The company entered business with a capital stock of $500,000, but 
after little more than two years the stock and building were destroyed by 
fire, entailing a heavy loss.

In the fall of 1892 Mr. Hulshizer came to Joliet, where he has since made his 
home. At first, however, he was not connected with the business interests of 
this city, but carried on a brokerage and commission business in Chicago, 
finally retiring from the same in order to devote his time wholly to the 
management of the Joliet theatre. This theatre was opened in 1891 and contains 
all the modern improvements, including a fine stage with good scenery and 
other equipments. The building has a capacity of fourteen hundred. The 
experience which he has gained during the seasons he has managed the theatre 
qualifies him for a still greater success in the future. While in Omaha he 
married Helen H., daughter of Captain McConnell, a veteran of the Civil war. 
She was born in Chicago but was reared in Washington, D. C., where her father 
held a position in the pension department. One child blesses their marriage, 
Edna.

In politics Mr. Hulshizer is a Republican. He was the first secretary of the 
lodge B. P. O. E., and is a member of the grand lodge of the United States. 
The Knights of Pythias number him among their members, as do the Modern 
Woodmen of America, Union Club, Canadian and Illinois Orders of Foresters, and 
he is a treasurer of the latter organization.

Additional Comments:
Genealogical and Biographical Record of Will County Illinois Containing 
Biographies of Well Known Citizens of the Past and Present, Biographical 
Publishing Company, Chicago, 1900

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