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| preceded =[[George R. Stobbs]]
| preceded =[[George R. Stobbs]]
| succeeded =[[Harold Donohue]]
| succeeded =[[Harold Donohue]]
| office2 =Member of the<br>[[Massachusetts Governor's Council|Massachusetts Executive Council]]<br>7<sup>th</sup> Councilor District
| office2 =Member of the<br>[[Massachusetts Governor's Council|Massachusetts Executive Council]]<br>7th Councilor District
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| term_start2 =1925
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| term_end2 =1928
| predecessor2 =[[John Addison White]]
| predecessor2 =[[John Addison White]]
| successor2 =[[Walter E. Schuster]]
| successor2 =[[Walter E. Schuster]]
| office3 =38<sup>th</sup> [[List of mayors of Worcester, Massachusetts|Mayor of]]<br>[[Worcester, Massachusetts]]
| office3 =38th [[List of mayors and city managers of Worcester, Massachusetts|Mayor of]]<br>[[Worcester, Massachusetts]]
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| predecessor3 =[[George Merrill Wright]]
| successor3 =[[Peter F. Sullivan]]
| successor3 =[[Peter F. Sullivan]]
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| birth_place =[[Forshaga Municipality]], [[Värmland]], [[Sweden]].
| death_date =December 19, 1952
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'''Pehr Gustaf Holmes''' (April 9, 1881 &ndash; December 19, 1952) was a [[United States Representative]] from [[Massachusetts]].
'''Pehr Gustaf Holmes''' (April 9, 1881 &ndash; December 19, 1952) was a [[United States representative]] from [[Massachusetts]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
Holmes was born in Mölnbacka in [[Forshaga Municipality]] in [[Värmland]], [[Sweden]]. In 1886 he immigrated to the [[United States]] with his parents, who settled in [[Worcester, Massachusetts]].
Holmes was born in Mölnbacka in [[Forshaga Municipality]] in [[Värmland]], [[Union between Sweden and Norway|Sweden]]. In 1886, when he was 4 years old,<ref name="WorcTaG10292008"/> Holmes immigrated to the [[United States]] with his parents, who settled in [[Worcester, Massachusetts]].


==Education==
==Education==
Holmes attended the Millbury Street School [[Public school (government funded)|public school]] until he was 14.<ref name="WorcTaG10292008">{{Citation |last=McFarlane| first=Clive| title =Thief steals history with weathervane| publisher = Worcester Telegram & Gazette| location = [[Worcester, Massachusetts]]| date = October 29, 2008}}</ref>
Holmes attended [[Public school (government funded)|public schools]].


==Business career==
==Business career==
When he turned 14 Holmes left school and went to work for the Reed and Prince Manufacturing Co. of Worcester where he "tended machines".<ref name="WorcTaG10292008"/> Holmes also worked at the Brunell Electroplating plant, where he learned the business of Electroplating. In 1909 Holmes established his own Electroplating firm, the Holmes Electrotype Foundry.<ref name="WorcTaG10292008"/>
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[[File:Holmes Electro Foundry.png|right|thumb|1916 ad showing Holmes Electrotype Foundry in Worcester, Massachusetts.]]


Holmes also engaged in the banking and insurance business.
Holmes also engaged in the banking and insurance business.


==Public service==
==Public service==


===Worcester Common Council and Board of Aldermen===
Holmes was elected member of the common council of Worcester, was a member of the Board of Aldermen, and served as its president. Holmes was [[mayor]] of Worcester from 1917 to 1919, and served as a member of the [[Massachusetts Governor's Council|Massachusetts Executive Council]], Seventh Councilor district 1925 - 1928.
Holmes was elected member of the Worcester Common Council from Ward 6.<ref name="WorcTaG10292008"/> In 1913 Holmes became a member of the Worcester Board of Aldermen, serving as its president.<ref name="WorcTaG10292008"/>


===Mayor of Worcester===
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[[File:Pehr G. Holmes in caricature.png |left|thumb|Caricature of Holmes from 1917, when he was the Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts.]]
Holmes was inaugurated [[mayor]] of [[Worcester, Massachusetts|Worcester]] on January 1, 1917,<ref name="IgAddPeH1-1-1917">{{Citation |last=Holmes| first=Pehr G.| title =Inaugural Address of Honorable Pehr G. Holmes: Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts : January the First, Nineteen Seventeen| page = 1 | publisher = Commonwealth Press| location = [[Worcester, Massachusetts]]| year = 1917}}</ref> he served as mayor until January 5, 1920.<ref name="IgAddPFS-1-5-1920">{{Citation |last=Sullivan| first=Peter F..| title =The Inaugural Address of Hon. Peter F. Sullivan: Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts : January Fifth, Nineteen Hundred Twenty| page = 1 | publisher = Commonwealth Press| location = [[Worcester, Massachusetts]]| year = 1920}}</ref>


===Massachusetts Governor's Council===
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Holmes was elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to the [[72nd United States Congress]] and to the seven succeeding Congresses from (March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1947). Holmes was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1946 to the [[80th United States Congress]]. Holmes returned to Worcester and his [[electrotype]] business. Holmes died in [[Venice, Florida]], his interment was in Old Swedish Cemetery in Worcester.
Holmes served as a member of the [[Massachusetts Governor's Council|Massachusetts Executive Council]], Seventh Councilor district from 1925<ref name="PubOffMass1925pg35">{{Citation| last=Howard| first=Richard T. | title = Public Officials of Massachusetts 1925–1926| page =35 | publisher = Commonwealth of Massachusetts | location = Boston, MA | year = 1925}}</ref> to 1928.

[[File:Pehr G. Holmes in caricature.png|left|thumb|Caricature of Holmes from 1917, when he was the Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts.]]

===United States House of Representatives===
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Holmes was elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to the [[72nd United States Congress]] and to the seven succeeding Congresses from (March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1947). Holmes was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1946 to the [[80th United States Congress]].

Holmes returned to Worcester and his [[electrotype]] business. Holmes died in [[Venice, Florida]]; his interment was in the Old Swedish Cemetery in Worcester.


==Sources==
==Sources==
* {{CongBio|H000741}}
* {{CongBio|H000741}}
*[http://historian.house.gov/question20.shtml Members of the House who were born in foreign countries]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100202203540/http://historian.house.gov/question20.shtml Members of the House who were born in foreign countries]


==Related reading==
==Related reading==
*''Swedes of Greater Worcester Revisited'' (by Eric J. Salomonsson, William O. Hultgren, and Philip C. Becker. Arcadia Publishing. 2005)
*''Swedes of Greater Worcester Revisited'' (by Eric J. Salomonsson, William O. Hultgren, and Philip C. Becker. Arcadia Publishing. 2005)


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| DATE OF DEATH = December 19, 1952
| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Venice, Florida]]
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Pehr Gustaf Holmes
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1947
Preceded byGeorge R. Stobbs
Succeeded byHarold Donohue
Member of the
Massachusetts Executive Council
7th Councilor District
In office
1925–1928
Preceded byJohn Addison White
Succeeded byWalter E. Schuster
38th Mayor of
Worcester, Massachusetts
In office
January 1, 1917 – January 5, 1920
Preceded byGeorge Merrill Wright
Succeeded byPeter F. Sullivan
Member of the
Worcester, Massachusetts
Board of Aldermen
Member of the
Worcester, Massachusetts
Common Council
Ward 6
Personal details
Born(1881-04-09)April 9, 1881
Forshaga Municipality, Värmland, Sweden.
DiedDecember 19, 1952(1952-12-19) (aged 71)
Venice, Florida U.S.
Political partyRepublican
ChildrenG. Everett Holmes[1]
Residence(s)27 Holden Street, Worcester, Massachusetts[2]
OccupationManufacturer[2]

Pehr Gustaf Holmes (April 9, 1881 – December 19, 1952) was a United States representative from Massachusetts.

Early life[edit]

Holmes was born in Mölnbacka in Forshaga Municipality in Värmland, Sweden. In 1886, when he was 4 years old,[1] Holmes immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Education[edit]

Holmes attended the Millbury Street School public school until he was 14.[1]

Business career[edit]

When he turned 14 Holmes left school and went to work for the Reed and Prince Manufacturing Co. of Worcester where he "tended machines".[1] Holmes also worked at the Brunell Electroplating plant, where he learned the business of Electroplating. In 1909 Holmes established his own Electroplating firm, the Holmes Electrotype Foundry.[1]

1916 ad showing Holmes Electrotype Foundry in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Holmes also engaged in the banking and insurance business.

Public service[edit]

Worcester Common Council and Board of Aldermen[edit]

Holmes was elected member of the Worcester Common Council from Ward 6.[1] In 1913 Holmes became a member of the Worcester Board of Aldermen, serving as its president.[1]

Mayor of Worcester[edit]

Holmes was inaugurated mayor of Worcester on January 1, 1917,[3] he served as mayor until January 5, 1920.[4]

Massachusetts Governor's Council[edit]

Holmes served as a member of the Massachusetts Executive Council, Seventh Councilor district from 1925[2] to 1928.

Caricature of Holmes from 1917, when he was the Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts.

United States House of Representatives[edit]

Holmes was elected as a Republican to the 72nd United States Congress and to the seven succeeding Congresses from (March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1947). Holmes was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1946 to the 80th United States Congress.

Holmes returned to Worcester and his electrotype business. Holmes died in Venice, Florida; his interment was in the Old Swedish Cemetery in Worcester.

Sources[edit]

  • United States Congress. "Pehr G. Holmes (id: H000741)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • Members of the House who were born in foreign countries

Related reading[edit]

  • Swedes of Greater Worcester Revisited (by Eric J. Salomonsson, William O. Hultgren, and Philip C. Becker. Arcadia Publishing. 2005)

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g McFarlane, Clive (October 29, 2008), Thief steals history with weathervane, Worcester, Massachusetts: Worcester Telegram & Gazette
  2. ^ a b c Howard, Richard T. (1925), Public Officials of Massachusetts 1925–1926, Boston, MA: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, p. 35
  3. ^ Holmes, Pehr G. (1917), Inaugural Address of Honorable Pehr G. Holmes: Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts : January the First, Nineteen Seventeen, Worcester, Massachusetts: Commonwealth Press, p. 1
  4. ^ Sullivan, Peter F.. (1920), The Inaugural Address of Hon. Peter F. Sullivan: Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts : January Fifth, Nineteen Hundred Twenty, Worcester, Massachusetts: Commonwealth Press, p. 1
Political offices
Preceded by 38th Mayor
of
Worcester, Massachusetts
January 1, 1917–January 5, 1920 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the
Massachusetts Executive Council
7th Councilor District
1925–1928 		Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 4th congressional district
March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1947 		Succeeded by
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