The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Hollowell to Holmer

Index to Politicians: Hollowell to Holmer

HOLLOWELL (Soundex H440) — See also HALLIWELL, HALLOWELL, HELLIWELL, HOLLOCK, HOLLOMAN, HOLLOMON, HOLLON, HOLLOWAY, LOWELL, PENHOLLOW, PLOWELL, ROLLOW, WALLOWER.

Hollowell, Abner Rice (1805-1879) — also known as Abner R. Hollowell — of Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine. Born in Lubec, Washington County, Maine, 1805. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1856. Died in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, March 12, 1879. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine.
Hollowell, Butch See Melvin Hollowell
Hollowell, Eric Lamont — of Highland Park, Wayne County, Mich. Candidate for mayor of Highland Park, Mich., 2003. Still living as of 2003.
Hollowell, Fred S. (b. 1883) — of Penn Yan, Yates County, N.Y. Born in Milo, Yates County, N.Y., January 18, 1883. Republican. School principal; farmer; member of New York state assembly from Yates County, 1932-45; member of New York state senate 48th District, 1945-52. Member, Grange; Farm Bureau. Burial location unknown.
Hollowell, L. B. — of Gastonia, Gaston County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1948 (alternate), 1952. Still living as of 1952.
Hollowell, Melvin — also known as Butch Hollowell — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for secretary of state of Michigan, 2002; Michigan Democratic state chair, 2003-; member of Democratic National Committee from Michigan, 2004; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 2004. Black. Still living as of 2004.
Hollowell, Roberta A. — of California. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
Hollowell, Steve — of Forrest City, St. Francis County, Ark. Republican. Chair of St. Francis County Republican Party, 2003; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 2008. Still living as of 2008.
Hollowell, Mrs. T. P. — of Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1924; member of Republican National Committee from Iowa, 1924. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

HOLLRAH (Soundex H460) — See also FELLRATH, FOLLROD, HOLL, VOLLRATH, WOLLRAB.

Hollrah, Paul — Republican. Presidential Elector for Oklahoma, 2000. Still living as of 2000.

HOLLWAY (Soundex H400) — See also ALWAY, BOLLWAGE, BOLLWEG, GALLWAY, HALLWEY, HILLWARTH, HOLL, HOLLAWAY, HOLLOWAY, MCGILWAY, MILLWARD, MILWAY, SELWAY, STELLWAGEN, STELLWAGON, STILLWAGON.

Hollway, George — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Democrat. Member of Michigan Democratic State Central Committee, 1917; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1935. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

HOLLY (Soundex H400) — See also HALLY, HILLY, HOLL, HOLLE, HOLLEY, HOLLI, HOLY, HOOLEY, HOWLEY, HOWLY, HULLEY, HULLY, MOLLY, YOLLY.

Holly, Caroline Clyde Holt (d. 1943) — also known as Carrie Holly — of Colorado. Married to Charles Frederick Holly. Member of Colorado state legislature, 1894. Female. One of the first three women state legislators in the U.S. Died in Castle Rock, Cowlitz County, Wash., July 16, 1943. Cremated.
Holly, Carrie See Caroline Clyde Holt Holly
Holly, Charles Frederick (d. 1901) — of Colorado. Married to Caroline Clyde Holt Holly. Justice of Colorado territorial supreme court, 1865-66. Died in Beulah, Pueblo County, Colo., September 7, 1901. Interment at Beulah Cemetery, Beulah, Colo.
Holly, Clent T. — of Malvern, Hot Spring County, Ark. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1972. Still living as of 1972.
Holly, John O. — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1952 (alternate), 1956. Still living as of 1956.
Holly, Josiah — of Dutchess County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Dutchess County, 1792-93. Burial location unknown.
Holly, Luther — of Dutchess County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Dutchess County, 1797-98. Burial location unknown.

HOLM (Soundex H450) — See also ALHOLM, BIRKHOLM, CHISHOLM, DENHOLM, DUEHOLM, EDHOLM, ELHOLM, ENGHOLM, FAIRHOLM, GRANHOLM, HALM, HELM, HELME, HOLMAN, HOLMBERG, HOLMDAHL, HOLME, HOLMEN, HOLMER, HOLMES, HULME, KUNIHOLM, LINDHOLM, LUNDHOLM, NORDHOLM, RYDHOLM, SCUPHOLM, STEEHOLM, STENHOLM, TRENHOLM.

HOLM: See also Holm Olaf Bursum; Holm O. Bursum, Jr.; Holm O. Bursum III.
Holm, J. Spencer — of Upper Darby, Delaware County, Pa. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964. Still living as of 1964.
Holm, Mrs. Mike See Virginia Holm
Holm, Mike (1876-1952) — of Roseau, Roseau County, Minn. Born in Ringvattnet, Alanas Socken Jamtland, Sweden, June 17, 1876. Married to Virginia Holm. Republican. Probate judge in Minnesota; secretary of state of Minnesota, 1921-52; died in office 1952. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., July 6, 1952. Interment at Roselawn Cemetery, Roseville, Minn.
Holm, Reinhardt — of Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla. Mayor of Pensacola, Fla., 1967. Still living as of 1967.
Holm, Spencer See J. Spencer Holm
Holm, Virginia (b. 1902) — also known as Mrs. Mike Holm — of Minnesota. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., March 14, 1902. Married to Mike Holm. Secretary of state of Minnesota, 1952-55. Female. Still living as of 1955.

HOLMAN (Soundex H455) — See also BOLMAN, COLMAN, DOLMAN, HALLMON, HELMAN, HOLBMAN, HOLEMAN, HOLLMAN, HOLLMANN, HOLM, HOLMEN, HOLOMAN, HOLSMAN, HOLZMAN, HOMAN, KOOLMAN, LHAMON, LOHMAN, LOHMANN, MCCOLMAN, OLMAN, POOLMAN, TOLMAN.

HOLMAN: See also Andrew Holman Hamilton; Jesse Holman Jones; Henry B. Ketcham; Francis Kidder; Donald Holman McLean; Holman Staples Melcher; Lottie Holman O'Neill.
Holman, Calvin — of Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Ariz. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 1972. Still living as of 1972.
Holman, Carl — of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kan. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1944. Still living as of 1944.
Holman, Charles — of Nashua, Hillsborough County, N.H. Republican. Member of New Hampshire state senate 7th District, 1875-77; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1880. Burial location unknown.
Holman, Charles A. (b. 1893) — of Ferndale, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Swansea, Marquette County, Mich., November 11, 1893. Son of Alfred Holman (died 1941) and Elizabeth (Goldsworthy) Holman; married, May 18, 1935, to Lela Newell. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; municipal judge in Michigan, 1938-55; candidate in primary for Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 5th District, 1950. Methodist. Cornish ancestry. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
Holman, Claude W. B. — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968. Black. Still living as of 1969.
Holman, Currier C. — of Farmington, Franklin County, Maine. Republican. Member of Maine state senate 5th District, 1931-32; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1944. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Holman, D. B. — of California. Member of California state assembly 10th District, 1861-62. Burial location unknown.
Holman, Daniel — of Seneca County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Seneca County, 1841. Burial location unknown.
Holman, Don — of Willmar, Kandiyohi County, Minn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1984. Still living as of 1984.
Holman, E. B. — also known as Ernie Holman — of Shively, Jefferson County, Ky. Democrat. Candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1978. Still living as of 1978.
Holman, Ernie See E. B. Holman
Holman, Frank B. (c.1930-2005) — of Jackson, Ocean County, N.J. Republican. Mayor of Jackson Township, N.J.; New Jersey Republican state chair, 1985-87. Died December 2, 2005. Burial location unknown.
- See also: Wikipedia article.
Holman, Frederick V. — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1912. Burial location unknown.
Holman, G. C. — of San Joaquin County, Calif. Member of California state assembly 8th District, 1858-60. Burial location unknown.
Holman, George Washington (1811-1847) — of Indiana. Born near Richmond, Wayne County, Ind., November 17, 1811. Nephew of Joseph Holman. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1846-47; defeated, 1847. Quaker. Died in Miami County, Ind., November 28, 1847. Burial location unknown.
Holman, Griswold B. — of Rutherford, Bergen County, N.J. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1960. Still living as of 1960.
Holman, Haskell (b. 1908) — of Missouri. Born in Moberly, Randolph County, Mo., November 29, 1908. Missouri state auditor, 1953-. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Eagles; Lions; Amvets. Still living as of 1969.
Holman, Hugh B. (b. 1879) — of Rochester, Fulton County, Ind. Born in Rochester, Fulton County, Ind., July 2, 1879. Republican. Farmer; road contractor; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1921-23; chair of Fulton County Republican Party, 1930-44. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Kiwanis; Izaak Walton League; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
Holman, J. B. — of Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, Conn. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1900. Burial location unknown.
Holman, J. L. — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1940. Still living as of 1940.
Holman, Jacob — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1920. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Holman, Janie C. — of Cocoa, Brevard County, Fla. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
Holman, Jesse Lynch (1784-1842) — of Indiana. Born near Danville, Boyle County, Ky., October 24, 1784. Member of Indiana territorial House of Representatives, 1813; member Indiana territorial council, 1814; circuit judge in Indiana, 1814-16; justice of Indiana state supreme court, 1816-30; U.S. District Judge for Indiana, 1835-42; died in office 1842. Baptist. Died March 28, 1842. Interment at Veraestau Cemetery, Aurora, Ind.
Holman, Joseph (1788-1873) — of Indiana. Born in Woodford County, Ky., October 1, 1788. Uncle of George Washington Holman. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Indiana territorial House of Representatives, 1815; defeated, 1814; delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1816-18, 1819-22, 1830-31; defeated, 1839, 1845, 1848; candidate for delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850. Quaker. Member, Freemasons. Died in Wayne County, Ind., April 17, 1873. Burial location unknown.
Holman, Joseph F. — of Farmington, Franklin County, Maine. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1972. Still living as of 1972.
Holman, Kingsley — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1964. Still living as of 1964.
Holman, Lamar — of South Carolina. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1936. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Holman, Maurice R. — of Wyandotte County, Kan. Republican. Candidate for Kansas state senate 4th District, 2000. Still living as of 2000.
Holman, Nate C. — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1960. Still living as of 1960.
Holman, Ralph M. — of Oregon. Justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1965-. Still living as of 1965.
Holman, Robert P. — of Michigan. Candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 26th Circuit, 1978. Still living as of 1978.
Holman, Rufus Cecil (1877-1959) — also known as Rufus C. Holman — of Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in Oregon, 1877. Republican. Oregon state treasurer, 1931-38; appointed 1931; resigned 1938; U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1939-45. Died in 1959. Interment at River View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
- See also: congressional biography.
Holman, Mrs. Theodore L. — of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Utah, 1928; member of Republican National Committee from Utah, 1940. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Holman, Thomas — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980. Still living as of 1980.
Holman, Violet — of Delton, Barry County, Mich. Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1984. Female. Still living as of 1984.
Holman, William Steele (1822-1897) — also known as William S. Holman — of Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Ind.; Aurora, Dearborn County, Ind. Born in Aurora, Dearborn County, Ind., September 6, 1822. Democrat. Probate judge in Indiana, 1843-47; delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1851-52; common pleas court judge in Indiana, 1852-56; circuit judge in Indiana, 1853; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1859-65, 1867-77, 1881-95, 1897 (4th District 1859-65, 1867-69, 3rd District 1869-75, 5th District 1875-77, 4th District 1881-95, 1897); defeated, 1854, 1894; died in office 1897. Baptist. Died in Washington, D.C., April 22, 1897. Interment at Veraestau Cemetery, Aurora, Ind.
- See also: congressional biography.

HOLMBERG (Soundex H451) — See also ALMBERG, BERG, CULMBACK, HELMBOLD, HOLM, KALMBACH, MAHOLMB.

HOLMBERG: See also Arthur T. Iverson.
Holmberg, John A. (1862-1952) — of Denver, Colo.; Morgan County, Colo. Born in Sweden, 1862. Republican. Colorado state auditor, 1903-05; Colorado state treasurer, 1905-06; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1908; member of Colorado state house of representatives, 1923-28; Speaker of the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1927-28. Died in 1952. Burial location unknown.
Holmberg, Leonard — of Alsip, Cook County, Ill. Village president of Alsip, Illinois, 1935. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Holmberg, N. J. See Nathaniel John Holmberg
Holmberg, Nathaniel John (1878-1951) — also known as N. J. Holmberg — of Minnesota. Born near Renville, Renville County, Minn., July 24, 1878. Republican. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1907-13; member of Minnesota state senate, 1915-17; candidate for U.S. Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1932; candidate for U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1934 (Republican), 1936 (Independent); member of Minnesota railroad and warehouse commission, 1941-47. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons. Died, right after having given a speech about city parks, in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., June 13, 1951. Burial location unknown.

HOLMDAHL (Soundex H453) — See also DAHL, HOLM, MAJUMDAR, SIMDAR.

Holmdahl, Bo — Industrial Government candidate for Presidential Elector for Minnesota, 1972. Still living as of 1972.
Holmdahl, John W. — of Oakland, Alameda County, Calif. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1960. Still living as of 1960.

HOLME (Soundex H450) — See also HALM, HELM, HELME, HOLE, HOLM, HOLMEN, HOLMER, HOLMES, HOME, HOMEL, HOMMEL, HULME, STUDHOLME, TRENHOLME, WOLSTENHOLME.

Holme, Barbara — of Denver, Colo. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
Holme, Richard H. — of Maryland. Prohibition candidate for U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1914. Burial location unknown.

HOLMEN (Soundex H455) — See also ALLMENDINGER, ALMEN, ALMENA, ALMENDINGER, ELMENDORF, HOLM, HOLMAN, HOLME, HOLMER, HOLMES, PALMENTIERI, STUDHOLME, TRENHOLME, WOLSTENHOLME.

Holmen, Philip C. — Reform candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 2000. Still living as of 2000.

HOLMER (Soundex H456) — See also COLMER, COLMERY, FOLMER, HALMER, HELMAR, HELMER, HILLMER, HOLM, HOLME, HOLMEN, HOLMES, HOMER, HORMEL, MOHLER, STUDHOLME, TRENHOLME, WOLSTENHOLME.

Holmer, Albert D. — of Exeter, Rockingham County, N.H. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1924; candidate for New Hampshire state house of representatives from Exeter, 1938. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

"Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard."
Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February 3, 1872

The Political Graveyard is a web site about U.S. political history and cemeteries. It is the Internet's most comprehensive source for American political biography, listing 192,291 politicians, living and dead.

The coverage of the site includes certain federal officials, state officeholders and candidates in all 50 states, state and national political party officials, federal and state judges, and mayors (including candidates at election for mayor) of qualifying cities.
The listings are incomplete; development of the database is a continually ongoing project.
Information on this page — and on all other pages of this site — is believed to be accurate, but is not guaranteed. Users are advised to check with other sources before relying on any information here.
The official URL for this page is: http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hollowell-holmer.html
Links to this or any other Political Graveyard page are welcome, but specific page addresses may sometimes change as the site develops.
If you are searching for a specific individual, try the alphabetical index of politicians.
More information: FAQ; privacy policy; cemetery links.
If you find any error or omission in The Political Graveyard, or if you have information to share, please see the biographical checklist and submission guidelines.

Site information: The Political Graveyard is created and maintained by Lawrence Kestenbaum, who is solely responsible for its structure and content. — Mailing address: P.O. Box 2563, Ann Arbor MI 48106. — The site is currently hosted by Hostmonster, but we remain grateful for a decade-plus with our former web host, Paul Haas, of Ypsilanti, Michigan. — The Political Graveyard opened on July 1, 1996; the last full revision was done on March 24, 2009.

Copyright notice: Facts are not subject to copyright; see Feist v. Rural Telephone. Original material, programming, selection and arrangement are © 1996-2009 Lawrence Kestenbaum. This work is also licensed for free non-commercial re-use, with attribution, under a Creative Commons License.