Alexander Holladay

Alexander Richmond Holladay (born September 18, 1811 in Spotsylvania County , Virginia , †  January 29, 1877 in Richmond , Virginia) was an American politician . Between 1849 and 1853 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Alexander Holladay attended the public schools of his home country and later studied at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville . After studying law and becoming a lawyer, he began to work in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . In his homeland he also held a number of local offices. He served in the Virginia House of Representatives from 1845 to 1847 .

In the congressional election of 1848 Holladay was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the sixth constituency of his state , where he succeeded John Botts on March 4, 1848 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1853 . From 1849 to 1851 he was chairman of the Department of Navy's Expenditures Control Committee. His time as a member of Congress was marked by discussions about slavery in the run-up to the civil war . In 1852 he decided not to run again for Congress.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Alexander Holladay practiced as a lawyer in Richmond. Between 1857 and 1861 he headed the State Committee on Public Works ( Virginia Board of Public Works ). He died in Richmond on January 29, 1877.

Web links

• Alexander Holladay in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Alexander Holladay in the database of Find a Grave (English)