Edward Everett Holland

Edward Everett Holland (February 26, 1861 – October 23, 1941) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.

Born near Suffolk, Virginia, Holland attended private schools, Richmond (Virginia) College, and was graduated from the University of Virginia at Charlottesville. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1882 and commenced practice in Suffolk, Virginia. He served as mayor of Suffolk 1885-1887. Commonwealth attorney for Nansemond County 1887-1907.

Holland was elected president of the Farmers Bank of Nansemond in 1892. He served as member of the State senate 1907-1911.

Holland was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-second and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1911-March 3, 1921). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1920. He resumed his banking pursuits. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1920 and 1924. He served as member of the Senate of Virginia during the years 1930-1941. He died in Suffolk, Virginia, on October 23, 1941. He was interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, Virginia.

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Edward Everett Holland at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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Name	Holland, Edward Everett
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Date of birth	February 26, 1861
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Date of death	October 23, 1941
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