Thomas Michael Holt

Thomas Michael Holt

Thomas Michael Holt (born July 15, 1831 in Alamance County , North Carolina , † April 11, 1896 ibid) was the 47th governor of North Carolina.

Early years and political advancement

Thomas Holt attended the Caldwell Institute and the University of North Carolina . After a brief stay in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , where he gained his first business experience, he returned to North Carolina in 1858 and founded a successful textile factory with his father. He confessed to the Democratic Party , for which he entered the North Carolina Senate from 1876 ​​to 1877 . Between 1883 and 1887 he was a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives . In the elections of 1888 he was elected lieutenant governor of North Carolina.

North Carolina Governor

After the death of Governor Daniel Fowle on April 7, 1891, Thomas Holt became the governor. His task was initially to end the beginning of his predecessor's term of office. During his tenure, the Department of Agriculture was set up, three new colleges opened and the budget deficit reduced. The further expansion of the railway network was promoted and a sanatorium for the hearing impaired was established in Morgantown. Nevertheless, he did not succeed in being nominated again in 1892. His party nominated instead of his Elias Carr , who then also became his successor.

Further life

After leaving the office of governor, Holt withdrew from politics. He was still a curator of the University of North Carolina and Davidson College. Holt died in 1896, he was married to Louisa Moore. The couple had five children.

literature

• Robert Sobel and John Raimo (Eds.): Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Volume 2, Meckler Books, Westport, Conn. 1978, 4 volumes

Web links

• Thomas Holt in the National Governor Association (English)
• Thomas Michael Holt in the database of Find a Grave (English)