Edward Everett Holland

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Edward Everett Holland

Edward Everett Holland (born February 26, 1861 in Suffolk , Virginia , †  October 23, 1941 there ) was an American politician . Between 1911 and 1921 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Edward Holland attended private schools in Richmond and then studied at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1882, he began to work in Suffolk in this profession. Between 1885 and 1887 he was Mayor of Suffolk; from 1887 to 1907 he acted as district attorney. In 1892 he also became president of the Farmers Bank of Nansemond . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . He was a member of the Virginia Senate from 1907 to 1911 .

In the 1910 congressional election , Holland was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second constituency of Virginia , where he succeeded Harry L. Maynard on March 4, 1911 . After four re-elections, he was able to complete five legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1921 . During this time the First World War fell . During his tenure in Congress, the 16th , 17th , 18th, and 19th amendments were ratified.

In 1920 Edward Holland renounced another congressional candidacy. In 1920 and 1924 he was a delegate to the respective Democratic National Conventions . Between 1930 and 1941 he was again a member of the Virginia Senate. He died in Suffolk on October 23, 1941.

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SURNAME Holland, Edward Everett
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 26, 1861
PLACE OF BIRTH near Suffolk , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH October 23, 1941
Place of death Suffolk , Virginia