The Political Graveyard: Holt family of West Virginia

Holt family of West Virginia

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Homer Adams Holt (1898-1975) — also known as Homer A. Holt — of Fayetteville, Fayette County, W.Va. Born in Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, W.Va., March 1, 1898. Son of Robert Byrne Holt and Emma (McWhorter) Holt; married, March 22, 1924, to Isabel Wood; distant cousin of Rush Dew Holt. Democrat. Lawyer; West Virginia state attorney general, 1933-37; Governor of West Virginia, 1937-41. Presbyterian. Died January 16, 1975. Burial location unknown.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) — also known as Rush D. Holt — of Weston, Lewis County, W.Va. Born in Weston, Lewis County, W.Va., June 19, 1905. Distant cousin of Homer Adams Holt; father of Rush D. Holt. School teacher; athletic coach; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Lewis County, 1931-35, 1942-50, 1954-55; died in office 1955; U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1935-41; defeated in Democratic primary, 1940; candidate for Governor of West Virginia, 1944, 1952. Member, Elks; Moose. Died in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., February 8, 1955. Interment at Macpelah Cemetery, Weston, W.Va.
- See also: congressional biography.
Rush D. Holt (b. 1948) — of Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, N.J.; Pennington, Mercer County, N.J. Born in Weston, Lewis County, W.Va., October 15, 1948. Son of Rush Dew Holt. Democrat. College professor; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 12th District, 1999-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 2000, 2004, 2008. Still living as of 2009.
- See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; NNDB dossier.

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