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HOLLIDAY (Soundex H430) — See also ALLIDA, GOLLIDAY, HALIDAY, HALLADAY, HALLIDAY, HILLIDGE, HOLADAY, HOLIDAY, HOLL, HOLLADAY, HOLLI, HOLLYDAY, SOLIDAY.

  HOLLIDAY: See also John R. Haudenshield — Thomas Holliday Hicks — Samuel Edgar Nicholson — J. Holliday Veal — Joseph Walker Wear
  Holliday, Bill — of Greenville, Wayne County, Mo. Republican. Candidate for Missouri state house of representatives from Wayne County, 1964. Still living as of 1964.
  Holliday, Bob See Robert Kelvin Holliday
  Holliday, Carey R. (born c.1951) — of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La. Born about 1951. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
  Holliday, Cyrus K. — of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan. Mayor of Topeka, Kan., 1859-60, 1867-68, 1869-70. Burial location unknown.
  Holliday, Elias Selah (1842-1936) — also known as Elias S. Holliday — of Brazil, Clay County, Ind. Born in Aurora, Dearborn County, Ind., March 5, 1842. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor of Brazil, Ind., 1877-80, 1887-88; U.S. Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1901-09. Died in Brazil, Clay County, Ind., March 13, 1936 (age 94 years, 8 days). Interment at Cottage Hill Cemetery, Brazil, Ind.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Holliday, Frederick William Mackey (1828-1899) — of Virginia. Born in Winchester, Va., February 22, 1828. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Representative from Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65; Governor of Virginia, 1878-82. Died in Winchester, Va., May 20, 1899 (age 71 years, 87 days). Interment at Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Va.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Holliday, Gibson C. — of Iowa. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1950. Still living as of 1950.
  Holliday, Harold L. — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Democrat. Member of Missouri state house of representatives from Jackson County 5th District; elected 1964. Still living as of 1964.
  Holliday, J. T. — of Orange, Orange County, Va. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1912. Burial location unknown.
  Holliday, James O. — of Hurricane, Putnam County, W.Va. Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1968. Still living as of 1968.
  Holliday, John — U.S. Deputy Consul General in Hankow, 1914. Burial location unknown.
  Holliday, John C. — Prohibition candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1897. Burial location unknown.
  Holliday, Joseph R. — of Blair County, Pa. Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives from Blair County 2nd District; elected 1960. Still living as of 1960.
  Holliday, Joseph Richard — of Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, W.Va. Democrat. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates 20th District; elected 1974. Still living as of 1974.
  Holliday, Junius A. — of Missouri. Delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 4th District, 1875. Burial location unknown.
  Holliday, Kel — of West Virginia. Republican. Candidate for West Virginia state senate 8th District, 1936. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Holliday, Kelvin E. (born c.1957) — of Fayette County, W.Va. Born about 1957. Son of Sylvia (Lawson) Holliday and Robert Kelvin Holliday. Fayette County Clerk, 1993-. Still living as of 2004.
  Holliday, Robert — of Connecticut. Socialist. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1905. Burial location unknown.
  Holliday, Robert — of El Paso, El Paso County, Tex. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1944. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Holliday, Robert Kelvin (b. 1933) — also known as Robert K. Holliday; Bob Holliday — of Oak Hill, Fayette County, W.Va.; Fayetteville, Fayette County, W.Va. Born in Logan, Logan County, W.Va., February 11, 1933. Son of J. Kelvin Holliday and Kathleen (Harris) Holliday. Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; television producer; author; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Fayette County; elected 1962, 1964, 1966; member of West Virginia state senate 11th District, 1969-72, 1981-94; resigned 1972, 1994; defeated, 1996. Presbyterian. Member, Pi Sigma Alpha; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners. Still living as of 2003.
  Relatives: Son of J. Kelvin Holliday and Kathleen (Harris) Holliday; married, December 23, 1956, to Sylvia Lawson; father of Kelvin E. Holliday.
  Holliday, Rosa — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Holliday, S. W. — of San Francisco, Calif. Member of California state assembly 5th District, 1858-59. Burial location unknown.
  Holliday, Tolbert (d. 1951) — of Hazard, Perry County, Ky. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1920; Perry County Sheriff, 1922-26. Died in 1951. Interment at Englewood Cemetery, Hazard, Ky.
  Holliday, W. J., Jr. — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1956. Still living as of 1956.
  Holliday, Walter — of Cleburne, Johnson County, Tex. Mayor of Cleburne, Tex., 1953-55. Still living as of 1955.
  Holliday, William H. (1843-1925) — of Wyoming. Born in Hamilton County, Ohio, May 21, 1843. Democrat. Candidate for Governor of Wyoming, 1894. Died in Laramie, Albany County, Wyo., February 20, 1925 (age 81 years, 275 days). Interment at Green Hill Cemetery, Laramie, Wyo.



 

 


 
   
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