Elmer J. Holland Explained

Elmer J. Holland
Image Name:	Elmer J. Holland.jpg
Office:	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Term Start:	May 19, 1942
Term End:	January 3, 1943
Preceded:	Joseph A. McArdle
Succeeded:	William I. Troutman
Constituency1:	(1956–1963) (1963–1968)
Term Start1:	January 24, 1956
Term End1:	August 9, 1968
Preceded1:	Vera Buchanan
Succeeded1:	Joseph M. Gaydos
Office5:	Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Term5:	1934–1942
Restingplace:	Arlington National Cemetery
Office6:	Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
Term6:	1943–1956
Birth Date:	8 January 1894
Birth Place:	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death Place:	Annapolis, Maryland
Party:	Democratic
Alma Mater:	Duquesne University University of Montpellier
Birthname:	Elmer Joseph Holland

Elmer Joseph Holland (January 8, 1894 – August 9, 1968) was an American World War I veteran who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania during the mid-20th-century.^{[1] [2]}

Early life and career

Elmer Holland was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended Duquesne University in Pittsburgh and the University of Montpellier, France. He graduated from Saumur Cavalry School, France, in 1919.^{[3] [4]}

World War I

He served with the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I as a second lieutenant of Field Artillery.^{[5] [6]}

Business career

He was engaged as sales and advertising manager for a glass manufacturer from 1915 to 1933.

State legislature

He was elected as a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from 1934 to 1942. He also served as the superintendent of highways and sewers in Pittsburgh from 1940 to 1942.^{[7] [8]}

Congress

He was elected as a Democrat to the 77th United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Joseph A. McArdle and served from May 19, 1942, to January 3, 1943. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1942.^{[9] [10]}

He served as a major in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1943 to 1956.^{[11] [12]}

He was again elected to the 84th United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Vera Buchanan.

Death and burial

He served until his death from a heart attack in Annapolis, Maryland on August 9, 1968. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.^{[13] [14]}

See also

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1950–99)

References

Retrieved on 2009-01-24

• The Political Graveyard

Notes and References

1. "Holland, Elmer Joseph" (H000717), in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Washington, D.C.: Offices of the Historians of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, retrieved online March 4, 2023.
2. "Holland, Elmer Joseph." Ann Arbor, Michigan: The Political Graveyard, May 10, 2022.
3. "Holland, Elmer Joseph" (H000717), in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
4. "Holland, Elmer Joseph," The Political Graveyard.
5. "Holland, Elmer Joseph" (H000717), in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
6. "Holland, Elmer Joseph," The Political Graveyard.
7. "Holland, Elmer Joseph" (H000717), in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
8. "Holland, Elmer Joseph," The Political Graveyard.
9. "Holland, Elmer Joseph" (H000717), in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
10. "Holland, Elmer Joseph," The Political Graveyard.
11. "Holland, Elmer Joseph" (H000717), in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
12. "Holland, Elmer Joseph," The Political Graveyard.
13. "Holland, Elmer Joseph" (H000717), in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
14. "Holland, Elmer Joseph," The Political Graveyard.