Hal Holmes

Hal Holmes

Otis Halbert "Hal" Holmes (born February 22, 1902 in Cresco , Howard County , Iowa , †  July 27, 1977 in Yakima , Washington ) was an American politician . Between 1943 and 1959 he represented the state of Washington in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Hal Holmes was a grandson of Dudley C. Haskell , who represented the state of Kansas in the US House of Representatives from 1877 until his death in 1883 . In 1915, Holmes moved to Walla Walla, Washington state. There he attended public schools and Whitman College , where he graduated in 1923. Then Holmes studied until 1927 at Columbia University in New York City . In the meantime he also taught as a teacher. In 1925 and between 1930 and 1942 he was a faculty member of the Central Washington College of Education in Ellensburg . In between he taught at Columbia University in 1928 and 1929. From 1934 to 1942, Holmes was also involved in cattle breeding. During this time he ran a ranch in Washington State.

Holmes was a member of the Republican Party . In the 1942 congressional elections , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the fourth constituency of his state , where he succeeded Democrat Knute Hill on January 3, 1943 . After seven re-elections, he was able to complete eight consecutive terms in Congress by January 3, 1959 . During this time the end of the Second World War , the Korean War and the beginning of the Cold War fell . Domestically, the civil rights movement was in the foreground. In 1951, the 22nd amendment to the constitution was passed in Congress, which regulated the term of office of the presidents.

In 1958, Holmes renounced another candidacy for the US House of Representatives. He returned to Washington State, where he passed his old age, and died on July 27, 1977 in Yakima.

Web links

• Hal Holmes in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Hal Holmes in the database of Find a Grave (English)