Orrin Holt

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Orrin Holt (born March 13, 1792 in Willington , Tolland County , Connecticut , †  June 20, 1855 in East Willington , Connecticut) was an American politician . Between 1836 and 1839 he represented the state of Connecticut in the US House of Representatives .

Career

After a rather poor primary school education, Orrin Holt worked in agriculture. Politically, he was a member of President Andrew Jackson's Democratic Party . Between 1830 and 1832 he was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives ; from 1835 and 1836 he sat in the State Senate .

After the resignation of Congressman Andrew T. Judson , who had been appointed federal judge, on July 4, 1836 , Holt was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC . After a confirmation in the regular congressional elections of 1836, he was able to represent Connecticut's sixth constituency in Congress between December 5, 1836 and March 3, 1839 .

After his time in the US House of Representatives ended, Holt returned to farming. He also made a career in the Connecticut National Guard . There he made it to the general inspector. Orrin Holt died in East Willington in June 1855.

Web links

  • Orrin Holt in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Holt, Orrin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 13, 1792
PLACE OF BIRTH Willington , Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH June 20, 1855
Place of death East Willington , Connecticut