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Holt family of Weston, West Virginia

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Homer A. Holt (1831-1898) — of Greenbrier County, W.Va. Born April 27, 1831. Democrat. Judge of West Virginia supreme court of appeals, 1890-96. Died January 7, 1898 (age 66 years, 255 days). Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Grandfather of Homer Adams Holt (1898-1975).
		Political family: Holt family of Weston, West Virginia.

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. Democrat. Lawyer; chair of Fayette County Democratic Party, 1929; West Virginia state attorney general, 1933-37; Governor of West Virginia, 1937-41. Presbyterian. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., January 16, 1975 (age 76 years, 321 days). Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Son of Robert Byrne Holt and Emma (McWhorter) Holt; married, March 22, 1924, to Isabel Wood; grandson of Homer A. Holt (1831-1898); distant cousin *** of Rush Dew Holt.
		Political family: Holt family of Weston, West Virginia.
		See also Wikipedia article

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. School teacher; athletic coach; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Lewis County, 1931-35, 1942-50, 1955; defeated (Democratic), 1928; 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 (age 49 years, 234 days). Interment at Macpelah Cemetery, Weston, W.Va.

		Relatives: Son of Dr. Matthew S. Holt and Lela (Dew) Holt; married to Helen Holt; father of Rush D. Holt (1948-); distant cousin *** of Homer Adams Holt.
		Political family: Holt family of Weston, West Virginia.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Helen Holt — also known as Mrs. Rush D. Holt — of Weston, Lewis County, W.Va. Republican. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Lewis County, 1955-56; appointed 1955; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1956; candidate for secretary of state of West Virginia, 1958. Female. Still living as of 1958.

		Relatives: Married to Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955).
		Political family: Holt family of Weston, West Virginia.

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. Democrat. College professor; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 12th District, 1999-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 2000, 2004, 2008; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 2013. Protestant. Still living as of 2014.

		Relatives: Son of Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955).
		Political family: Holt family of Weston, West Virginia.
		Campaign slogan (2013): "Teacher, Scientist, Progressive."
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier

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