Joseph F. Holt
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Joseph Franklin Holt, III (July 6, 1924 - July 14, 1997) was a U.S. Representative from California.
Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Holt moved to Los Angeles, California, with his parents when one year of age. He attended the public schools. Enlisted as a private in the United States Marine Corps and was called to active duty in July 1943. He was discharged as a second lieutenant in October 1945. He returned to the University of Southern California, B.S. in 1947. He engaged in the insurance business and then entered the public relations field. State president of the Young Republicans of California. In January 1951 was recalled to active duty with the Marine Corps and volunteered for duty in Korea. Awarded the Purple Heart.
Holt was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-third and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1953-January 3, 1961). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1960. He was an unsuccessful candidate in 1968 to the Ninety-first Congress. Business consultant. He died in Santa Maria, California July 14, 1997.
