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See also
Willis
John Abbot —
Holmes
Allen —
John
Holmes Arnold —
Oscar
Holmes Babcock —
Alonzo
S. Batchelor —
Robert
Holmes Bell —
Richard
C. Berry —
Henry
Pelham Holmes Bromwell —
John
Holmes Burleigh —
Joel
Burlingame —
George
H. Carley —
Grace
Holmes Carlson —
Holmes
Conrad —
Roscoe
Pulaski Copeland —
Royal
Samuel Copeland —
Leslie
Colby Cornish —
Proctor
Lambert Dougherty —
Holmes
Ellis —
Roscoe
C. Emery —
Jeremiah
E. Finch —
John
Holmes Goodenow —
William
Stuart Hall —
Holmes
Hall —
Bert
Emory Haney —
Arthur
Sherburne Hardy —
Hazen
van den Berg Hatch —
Eleanor
Holmes Norton —
J.
Holmes Jackson —
Augustus
Holmes Kenan —
Lewis
Holmes Kenan —
Bill
Green Lowrey —
Hunter
Holmes Moss, Jr. —
Ambler
Holmes Moss, Jr. —
Winfield
Scott Nay —
Bartlett
Nye —
Nathaniel
Holmes Odell —
John
Holmes Overton —
John
Holmes Prentiss —
John
Holmes Quarterman —
Angela
Ramirez Holmes —
Julia
Holmes Smith —
George
Holmes Smith —
Holmes
Steele —
Alexander
Hugh Holmes Stuart —
John
Randolph Thayer —
Holmes
Tuttle —
Nelson
Holmes Van Vorhes —
Milton
Holmes Welling |
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Holmes, Adoniram Judson
(1842-1902) —
also known as Adoniram J. Holmes —
of Boone, Boone
County, Iowa.
Born in Wooster, Wayne
County, Ohio, March 2,
1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; mayor of
Boone, Iowa, 1880-81; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1882-83; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 10th District, 1883-89; Sergeant at Arms
of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1889-91.
Died in Clarinda, Page
County, Iowa, January
21, 1902 (age 59 years, 325
days).
Interment at Linwood
Park Cemetery, Boone, Iowa.
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Holmes, Alexander M. —
of Morrisville, Madison
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state senate 23rd District, 1882-83.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Alfred C. —
of Doddridge
County, W.Va.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Doddridge County, 1905-06.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Alice —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Delaware, 1956.
Female.
Still living as of 1956.
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Holmes, Alvin —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1972
(alternate), 1996,
2000,
2004;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Alabama, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Holmes, Ann McIntosh —
of Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
American Independent candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,
1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
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Holmes, Arthur —
of Cortland
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Cortland County, 1859.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Arthur L. (b.
1862) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in 1862.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1895-96; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1897-98, 1901-02.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Benjamin —
of Stockholm, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from St. Lawrence County 3rd District, 1848.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Benjamin —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Democrat. Mayor
of Kansas City, Mo., 1892.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Bettie F. —
of Port Washington, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Bill —
of California.
Libertarian. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 51st District, 1992, 1994.
Still living as of 1994.
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Holmes, Caleb —
of Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Saratoga County, 1812-13.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Carolyn G. —
of Lawnside, Camden
County, N.J.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1980.
Female.
Still living as of 1980.
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Holmes, Carolyn J. —
of Vineland, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1988,
1996,
2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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Holmes, Charles —
of Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Schoharie County 2nd District, 1856.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Charles A. —
of Nebraska.
Member of University
of Nebraska board of regents, 1875-84.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Charles B. —
of Rahway, Union
County, N.J.
Mayor
of Rahway, N.J., 1896-1903, 1908-09.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Charles Elwood —
of Michigan.
Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Charles H. —
of Cobleskill, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Schoharie County, 1907.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Charles Horace
(1827-1874) —
of New York.
Born in New York, 1827.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 28th District, 1870-71.
Died in 1874
(age about
47 years).
Interment at Mt.
Albion Cemetery, Albion, N.Y.
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Holmes, Charles N. —
of Trenton, Grundy
County, Mo.
Mayor
of Trenton, Mo., 1965.
Still living as of 1965.
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Holmes, Chester J. —
of Lebanon, New London
County, Conn.
Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Lebanon, 1906.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Clara C. —
of Rockville, Montgomery
County, Md.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,
1932.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Clyde R. —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Holmes, Connie —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Holmes, D. W. (d. 1950) —
of Hattiesburg, Forrest
County, Miss.
Mayor
of Hattiesburg, Miss., 1949-50; died in office 1950.
Died December
18, 1950.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Mrs. D. W. —
of Hattiesburg, Forrest
County, Miss.
Mayor
of Hattiesburg, Miss., 1950-51.
Female.
Still living as of 1951.
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Holmes, Daniel A. —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Daniel M. —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1875.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Darrell E. (b.
1934) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Kanawha
County, W.Va., October
19, 1934.
Son of Russell J. Holmes and Macel F. (Carpenter) Holmes.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates; elected 1974, 1976, 1978,
1980; member of West
Virginia state senate 17th District, 1983-89; resigned 1989.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 1989.
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Holmes, David (1769-1832) —
of Winchester,
Va.; Washington, Adams
County, Miss.
Born near Hanover, York
County, Pa., March 10,
1769.
U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1797-1809 (at-large 1797-1807, 4th
District 1807-09); Governor of
Mississippi Territory, 1809-11, 1812-15; Governor of
Mississippi, 1817-20, 1826; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1820-25.
Presbyterian.
Died near Winchester, Frederick
County, Va., August
20, 1832 (age 63 years, 163
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Va.
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Holmes, David —
of Lake City, Missaukee
County, Mich.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1904.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, David —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Democrat. Member of Democratic
National Committee from Texas, 2004-08; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Texas, 2004,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Holmes, David S., Jr.
(1914-1994) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., August
11, 1914.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1959-74 (Wayne County 11th
District 1959-64, 10th District 1965-72, 21st District 1973-74);
defeated in primary, 1954, 1958; resigned 1974; member of Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1974-94; died in office 1994;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1980.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Alpha
Phi Alpha; NAACP.
Died May 21,
1994 (age 79 years, 283
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Doyle E. —
of Willow, Matanuska-Susitna
Borough, Alaska.
Republican. Candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Alaska, 1998.
Still living as of 1998.
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Holmes, Dwight E. —
of Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Candidate for mayor of
Orange, N.J., 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Holmes, E. P. —
of Nebraska.
Member of University
of Nebraska board of regents, 1884-88.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Mrs. E. R. —
of Yazoo City, Yazoo
County, Miss.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1928.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Edgar D. —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Republican. Supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1900-16.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Edward B. —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Republican. Presidential Elector for New York, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Elias Bellows
(1807-1866) —
also known as Elias B. Holmes —
of Brockport, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Vermont, 1807.
U.S.
Representative from New York 28th District, 1845-49.
Died in 1866
(age about
59 years).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Brockport, N.Y.
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Holmes, Elisha H. —
of Windham, Windham
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Windham, 1837.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Emanuel T. —
Socialist Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1896.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Emil E. —
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Ernest —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Estelle —
of Hitchcock, Galveston
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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Holmes, Ezekiel —
of Maine.
Candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1853.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Frank —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Republican. Mayor of
Alpena, Mich.; elected 1904.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Frank C. —
Progressive. Candidate for Michigan
state treasurer, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Frank L. —
of Griswold, New London
County, Conn.
Republican. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Griswold, 1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Frederick A. —
of Franklin, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Member of New
Hampshire state senate 6th District, 1905-06.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Frederick C. —
of San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Puerto Rico, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Frederick W. —
of Colchester, New London
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Colchester; elected 1926.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, G. W. —
of Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Hamilton County,
1850-51.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Gabriel
(1769-1829) —
of Clinton, Sampson
County, N.C.
Born in Sampson
County, N.C., 1769.
Lawyer;
Governor
of North Carolina, 1821-24; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1825-29; died in
office 1829.
Died September
26, 1829 (age about 60
years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Sampson County, N.C.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Holmes, Gavrielle —
Workers World candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1980; Workers World candidate for
President
of the United States, 1984.
Female.
Still living as of 1984.
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Holmes, Genta Hawkins (b.
1940) —
also known as Genta H. Holmes —
of California.
Born in 1940.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Namibia, 1990-92; Australia, 1997.
Still living as of 1997.
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Holmes, George —
of Beaufort, Beaufort
County, S.C.
Born in New York.
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1879.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, George H. —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Rhode Island, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, George H. —
of Sharpes, Brevard
County, Fla.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Florida, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Gideon S. —
of Massachusetts.
U.S. Consul in Cape Town, 1851-60.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Greg —
Libertarian. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 5th District, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Holmes, H. L. —
U.S.
Attorney for North Carolina, 1839-40.
Burial
location unknown.
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See Otis Halbert Holmes |
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Holmes, Harold —
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Arizona, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Holmes, Harold C., Jr. —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1940;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California,
1948.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Harold Hubert —
also known as Harold H. Holmes —
of Chadwick, Carroll
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1956
(alternate), 1960
(alternate), 1964,
1972
(alternate).
Still living as of 1972.
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Holmes, Harold V. —
of Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J.
Republican. Mayor
of Burlington, N.J., 1929-30.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Henry —
of Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Saratoga County 2nd District, 1853.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Henry (b. 1861) —
of Monticello, Wright
County, Minn.
Born in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., 1861.
Pastor;
writer;
lecturer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 55th District, 1915-18.
Congregationalist.
Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Holmes, Henry Allen (b.
1933) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in 1933.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Portugal, 1982-85; , 1989-93.
Still living as of 1993.
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Holmes, Herbert —
of Senatobia, Tate
County, Miss.
Democrat. Mississippi
Democratic state chair, 1937-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Mississippi, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Herbert E. —
of Maine.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Herbert L. —
of Pembina
County, N.Dak.
Republican. Delegate
to North Dakota state constitutional convention from Pembina
County, 1889; North Dakota
state auditor, 1903-08.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Holbert —
of La Puente, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Holmes, Howard L. —
of Macomb
County, Mich.; St. Louis, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Prohibition candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Macomb County, 1910;
Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1928;
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1932; Michigan
Prohibition Party state chair, 1933; Square Deal candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1938.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Howard M. —
Commonwealth Land candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1924.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Hugh —
of Belleville, Essex
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1854-55; mayor
of Belleville, N.J., 1874-76.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Isaac —
of Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.
Mayor
of Macon, Ga., 1846.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Isaac Edward
(1796-1867) —
of South Carolina.
Born in South Carolina, 1796.
Democrat. Member of South Carolina state legislature; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1839-51 (4th District
1839-41, 5th District 1841-43, 6th District 1843-51).
Died in 1867
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Circular
Congregational Church Burying Ground, Charleston, S.C.
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Holmes, Israel —
of Torrington, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Torrington, 1838.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Ivan —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Democrat. Oklahoma
Democratic state chair, 2008; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oklahoma, 2008
(delegation chair).
Still living as of 2008.
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Holmes, J. E. —
of Lowndes
County, Ala.
Delegate
to Alabama convention to ratify 21st amendment from Lowndes
County, 1933.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, J. Welfred —
of Pennsylvania.
Republican. Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1904.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Jack —
of Ottawa
County, Mich.
Republican. Chair of
Ottawa County Republican Party, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
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Holmes, James —
Not U.S. citizen; U.S. Consul in Belfast, 1796-1815.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, James —
of Florida.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Holmes, James Howard (b.
1943) —
of Virginia.
Born in 1943.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Latvia, 1998-2001.
Still living as of 2001.
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Holmes, James M. —
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1894.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, James R. —
of Joplin, Jasper
County, Mo.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,
1908.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, James T. —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Holmes, Jesse H. —
Socialist. Candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1934, 1938.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, John (1773-1843) —
of Alfred, York
County, Maine.
Born in Kingston, Plymouth
County, Mass., March 14,
1773.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1802-03, 1812; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1813-14; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1817-20; delegate to
Maine state constitutional convention, 1819; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1820-27, 1829-33; member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1836-37; U.S.
Attorney for Maine, 1841-43; died in office 1843.
Died July 7,
1843 (age 70 years, 115
days).
Entombed at Eastern
Cemetery, Portland, Maine; cenotaph at Parish Cemetery, Alfred, Maine.
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Holmes, John —
Populist candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, John A. —
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1986.
Still living as of 1986.
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Holmes, John Archie
(c.1912-2009) —
also known as John A. Holmes —
of Wyoming, Jones
County, Iowa; Olin, Jones
County, Iowa.
Born about 1912.
Democrat. Candidate for Iowa state
senate 24th District, 1970.
Died, at Mercy Medical
Center, Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, March 14,
2009 (age about 97
years).
Interment at Wyoming
Cemetery, Wyoming, Iowa.
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Holmes, John Bee
(1760-1827) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in 1760.
Son of Isaac Holmes and Rebecca (Bee) Holmes.
Lawyer;
planter;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1791-97; intendant
of Charleston, South Carolina, 1794-95; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1799-1801.
Died September
5, 1827 (age about 67
years).
Interment at Circular
Congregational Church Burying Ground, Charleston, S.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Holmes and Rebecca (Bee) Holmes; married 1783 to
Elizabeth Edwards (sister of John
Edwards). |
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Holmes, John C. —
Member of New York
state assembly from Fulton and Hamilton counties, 1858.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, John E. —
of Jefferson, Jefferson
County, Wis.
Democrat. Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1848-50.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, John H. (b. 1864) —
of Bay
County, Mich.
Born in 1864.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 1st District,
1893-94.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, John Haynes —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Dry candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, John J. —
of Montana.
Democrat. Montana
state auditor, 1933-; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1946, 1950.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, John R. —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1988.
Still living as of 1988.
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Holmes, John S. —
of Pennsylvania.
Socialist. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1904.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, John T. —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Superior court judge in Michigan of Grand Rapids, 1877-81.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, John W. (b. 1840) —
of Alma, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Livingston
County, N.Y., 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; village
president of Alma, Michigan, 1892-93; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1901-06; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 19th District,
1907-08.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Jonathan —
of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.
Speaker
of the Rhode Island House of Deputies, 1696-98, 1700-03.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Julius Cecil
(1899-1968) —
also known as Julius C. Holmes —
of Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan.
Born in Pleasanton, Linn
County, Kan., April 24,
1899.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Vice Consul in Marseille, 1926; Smyrna, 1927-29; U.S. Consul General in Hong Kong, 1959-61; U.S. Ambassador to Iran, 1961-65.
Died in 1968
(age about
69 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Kathleen F. —
of Beverly, Essex
County, Mass.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
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Holmes, Kelly —
of Texas.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Holmes, Kirby (b. 1933) —
of Shelby Township, Macomb
County, Mich.; Utica, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., March 9,
1933.
Republican. Supervisor
of Shelby Township, Michigan, 1967-69; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 26th District, 1973-78, 1981-82;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1978; Presidential
Elector for Michigan, 1980;
member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1984-86; defeated, 1982, 1986.
Member, American
Legion; Amvets; Lions; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1986.
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Holmes, Larry —
Workers World candidate for President
of the United States, 1988; Workers World candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1992.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 1992.
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Holmes, Leander —
U.S.
Attorney for Washington, 1870.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Lee —
of Jefferson
County, Ky.
Republican. Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1986, 1988 (primary).
Still living as of 1988.
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Holmes, Lewis —
of Warner, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Warner, 1856-57.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Lindsey —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Holmes, Lyman A. (b.
1858) —
of St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., November
7, 1858.
Republican. Worked in railway
construction and as superintendent of foundries;
vice-president, Romeo Savings Bank;
member of Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1917-20.
English
and Irish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Lyman R. —
of Wurtsboro, Sullivan
County, N.Y.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Margaret B. —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1956.
Female.
Still living as of 1956.
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Holmes, Mark —
of Rickreall, Polk
County, Ore.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Martha —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maryland, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
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Holmes, Martin —
of Michigan.
Candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 51st Circuit, 1978.
Still living as of 1978.
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Holmes, Mary Elizabeth (b.
1945) —
also known as Mary Holmes —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in 1945.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1980;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1992.
Female.
Still living as of 1992.
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Holmes, Michael A., Sr. —
of Country Club Hills, Cook
County, Ill.
Candidate for mayor
of Country Club Hills, Ill., 2007.
Still living as of 2007.
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Holmes, Mildred —
of Berlin, Hartford
County, Conn.
Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Berlin, 1940.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Morris —
of Hampton, Calhoun
County, Ark.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Arkansas, 1880.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Nathaniel, Jr. —
of Cape
May County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Cape May County, 1848-49.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Nelle L. —
of Amherst, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Republican. Elected New
Hampshire state senate 12th District 1956; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1960.
Female.
Still living as of 1960.
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Holmes, Newland H. (b.
1891) —
of Weymouth, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass., August
30, 1891.
Republican. Advertising
manager; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1925-30; member of Massachusetts
state senate Norfolk & Plymouth District, 1930-36.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Nicholas M. —
of Morgantown, Monongalia
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state senate 14th District, 1954.
Still living as of 1954.
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Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr.
(1841-1935) —
also known as "The Great Dissenter" —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March 8,
1841.
Son of Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894) and Amelia Lee (Jackson)
Holmes.
Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; justice of
Massachusetts state supreme court, 1882-1902; chief
justice of Massachusetts supreme judicial court, 1899-1902; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1902-32; retired 1932.
Unitarian.
Elected to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans in 1965.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Washington,
D.C., March 6,
1935 (age 93 years, 363
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives:
Married, June 17,
1872, to Fanny Bowditch Dixwell (1840-1929). |
| | | Cross-reference: Francis
Biddle — Laurence
Curtis — Lewis
Einstein — Erland
F. Fish |
| | | See also federal
judicial profile — Wikipedia
article — Judgepedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.: The
Common Law |
| | | Books about Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.:
Gary J. Aichele, Oliver
Wendell Holmes, Jr. : Soldier, Scholar, Judge (out of
print) — G. Edward White, Justice
Oliver Wendell Holmes: Law and the Inner Self —
Sheldon M. Novick, Honorable
Justice: The Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes — Liva
Baker, The
Justice from Beacon Hill: The Life and Times of Oliver Wendell
Holmes — James Bishop Peabody, The
Holmes-Einstein Letters : Correspondence of Mr. Justice Holmes and
Lewis Einstein 1903-1935 |
| | | Critical books about Oliver Wendell Holmes,
Jr.: Albert W. Alschuler, Law
Without Values : The Life, Work, and Legacy of Justice
Holmes |
| | | Image source: American Monthly Review
of Reviews, September 1902 |
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Holmes, Otis Halbert
(1902-1977) —
also known as Hal Holmes —
of Ellensburg, Kittitas
County, Wash.
Born in Cresco, Howard
County, Iowa, February
22, 1902.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Washington 4th District, 1943-59.
Died in Yakima, Yakima
County, Wash., July 27,
1977 (age 75 years, 155
days).
Interment at Terrace
Heights Memorial Park, Yakima, Wash.
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Holmes, Ozias —
of East Haddam, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from East Haddam, 1826, 1830.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Patricia —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Daughter of David S. Holmes, Jr..
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1994.
Female.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 1994.
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Holmes, Paul K. —
of Arkansas.
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, 1993-.
Still living as of 1998.
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Holmes, Pehr Gustaf
(1881-1952) —
also known as Pehr G. Holmes —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Sweden,
April
9, 1881.
Republican. Manufacturer;
mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 1917-19; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council 7th District, 1925-28; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1931-47;
defeated, 1946.
Congregationalist.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen; Elks; Rotary.
Died in Venice, Sarasota
County, Fla., December
19, 1952 (age 71 years, 254
days).
Interment at Old
Swedish Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
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Holmes, Reuben G. —
of Beaufort
County, S.C.
Delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Beaufort
County, 1868.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Richard —
of North Andover, Essex
County, Mass.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1980.
Still living as of 1980.
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Holmes, Robert Denison
(1909-1976) —
also known as Robert D. Holmes —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born May 11,
1909.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1956;
Governor
of Oregon, 1957-59.
Died June 6,
1976 (age 67 years, 26
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Rogers B. —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Republican. Presidential Elector for Florida, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Holmes, Rufus E. —
of West Winsted (now part of Winsted), Litchfield
County, Conn.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1896.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Samuel —
Democrat. Member of Illinois
Democratic State Committee, 1860-62.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Samuel D. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Samuel J. —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Waterbury, 1838.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Samuel W. —
of Scio Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Supervisor
of Scio Township, Michigan, 1874-75.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Sidney (b. 1839) —
of Grafton, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Grafton, Windham
County, Vt., August
30, 1839.
Republican. Manufacturer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Grafton, 1882; member of Vermont
state senate from Windham County, 1888.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Sidney Tracy
(1815-1890) —
also known as Sidney T. Holmes —
of Morrisville, Madison
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, 1815.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1865-67.
Died in 1890
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Cedar
Street Cemetery, Morrisville, N.Y.
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Holmes, Silas —
of Chenango
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1811-12, 1823.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Silas M. —
of Michigan.
Michigan
state treasurer, 1855-58.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Stephen —
of Thompson, Windham
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Thompson, 1824-25.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Sybil H. —
of Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1936.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Talley R., Jr. —
of Washington,
D.C.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
District of Columbia, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Holmes, Thomas —
Delegate
to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Bevil, 1835.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Thomas A. —
of Minnesota.
Member of Minnesota
territorial House of Representatives 6th District, 1849-50.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Thomas M. —
of Albany
County, N.Y.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state senate 35th District, 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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| | Holmes, Tim
See Timothy Holmes |
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Holmes, Timothy —
also known as Tim Holmes —
of Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Communist. Candidate for New York
state assembly, 1933 (Queens County 4th District), 1934 (Kings
County 19th District), 1936 (Kings County 17th District).
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Tom —
of Virginia
Beach, Va.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Virginia, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Holmes, Uriel (1764-1827) —
of Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in East Haddam, Middlesex
County, Conn., August
26, 1764.
Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1803-05; Litchfield
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1807-14; Litchfield
County Judge, 1814-17; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1817-18.
Died in Canton, Hartford
County, Conn., May 18,
1827 (age 62 years, 265
days).
Interment at East
Cemetery, Litchfield, Conn.
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Holmes, Verner S. —
of McComb, Pike
County, Miss.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Holmes, Vernon G. —
of Michigan.
Prohibition candidate for Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1958, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Holmes, W. —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Republican. Mayor
of Menominee, Mich.; elected 1903.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, W. H. —
of Vienna, Maries
County, Mo.
Democrat. Missouri
state auditor; elected 1950.
Still living as of 1950.
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Holmes, W. W. —
of Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 36th District, 1919-22.
Burial
location unknown.
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| | Holmes,
Welfred See J. Welfred
Holmes |
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Holmes, Wilber —
of Cortland
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Cortland County, 1895.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, William F. —
of Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Socialist. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Norwalk, 1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, William H. —
of Tazewell
County, Ill.
Delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention Tazewell County,
1847.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, William H. —
of Jones
County, Iowa.
Iowa
state treasurer, 1863-67.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, William S. —
of Northeast Harbor, Mt. Desert, Hancock
County, Maine.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Maine, 1936.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Holmes, Zachariah —
also known as Zack Holmes —
of Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak.
Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1893-94, 1897-98, 1917-18
(45th District 1893-94, 1897-98, 47th District 1917-18).
Burial
location unknown.
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| | Holmes,
Zack See Zachariah
Holmes |
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