Elmer Holt
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Elmer Holt
|image = W. Elmer Holt (Montana governor).jpg
|order= 10th Governor of Montana
|term_start= December 15, 1935
|term_end= January 4, 1937
|lieutenant= William P. Pilgeram
|predecessor= Frank H. Cooney
|successor= Roy E. Ayers
|birth_date={{birth date|1884|10|14|mf=y}}
|birth_place=Savannah, Missouri, U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|1945|3|1|1884|10|14|mf=y}}
|death_place=Helena, Montana, U.S.
|spouse=
|profession=
|religion=
|party=Democratic
|education = University of Nebraska–Lincoln
}}
William Elmer Holt (October 14, 1884 – March 1, 1945) was an American politician. He served as the tenth Governor of Montana from 1935 to 1937.{{ cite web | url=http://www.netstate.com/states/government/mt_formergov.htm | title=Former Governors of Montana | publisher=www.netstate.com | accessdate=October 9, 2013}}
Biography
Holt was born in Savannah, Missouri, and moved with his family to a ranch in Miles City, Montana.{{cite web|title=Elmer Holt|url=http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_montana/col2-content/main-content-list/title_holt_william.html|publisher=National Governors Association|accessdate=26 August 2012}} He graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1902. He married Lora Howe and they had two children.{{cite web|title=Elmer Holt|url=http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_montana/col2-content/main-content-list/title_holt_william.html|publisher=National Governors Association|accessdate=26 August 2012}}
Career
Holt was elected to the Montana House of Representatives in 1912, and served one term. He was a member of the Montana State Senate from 1933 to 1935, and was chosen as president pro tempore in 1935. He became governor upon the death of Governor Frank Henry Cooney on December 15, 1935.{{cite web|url= http://governor.mt.gov/formergov/|title= William Elmer Holt|publisher= Montana Historical Society|accessdate= October 10, 2012|url-status= dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120820121916/http://governor.mt.gov/formergov/|archivedate= August 20, 2012}} Holt was defeated for reelection in 1936. He served as the delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana in 1936.{{cite web|url= http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holt.html#236.42.01|title= Holt, William Elmer (1884-1945) |publisher= The Political Graveyard|accessdate= October 10, 2012}}
Holt retired from political life, and later served as a land agent for Northern Pacific Railroad in Seattle, Washington.{{cite web|url= http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_montana/col2-content/main-content-list/title_holt_william.html|title= Montana Governor William Elmer Holt|publisher= National Governors Association|accessdate=August 24, 2012}}
Death
Holt died on March 1, 1945, in Seattle, Washington, where he was with the Northern Pacific Land Office.{{cite web|url= http://www.netstate.com/states/government/mt_formergov.htm|title= Montana Former State Governors
|publisher= Netstate.com|accessdate=August 25, 2012}}
References
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External links
- [http://mt.gov/gov2/formergov/ State of Montana governors list]
- [http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=3fde348fbd997010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD National Governors Association biography]
- [http://www.netstate.com/states/government/mt_formergov.htm Former Montana Governors]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120820121916/http://governor.mt.gov/formergov/ Montana Historical Society]
- [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holt.html#236.42.01 The Political Graveyard]
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{{s-bef|before=Frank Henry Cooney}}
{{s-ttl|title=Governor of Montana|years=1935–1937}}
{{s-aft|after=Roy E. Ayers}}
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{{Governors of Montana}}
{{Lieutenant governors of Montana}}
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Category:University of Nebraska–Lincoln alumni
Category:Democratic Party members of the Montana House of Representatives
Category:Democratic Party Montana state senators
Category:Democratic Party governors of Montana
Category:People from Savannah, Missouri
Category:Methodists from Montana
Category:People from Miles City, Montana