Henry Holt (North Dakota politician) explained

Henry Holt
Office:21st Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota
Term:1943–1944
Governor:John Moses
Predecessor:Oscar W. Hagen
Successor:Clarence P. Dahl
Birth Date:13 November 1887
Birth Place:Elgin, Illinois
Death Place:Grand Forks, North Dakota
Party:Democratic

Henry Holt (November 13, 1887 – March 2, 1944) was a politician from the U. S. state of North Dakota. He was born in Illinois.[1] Holt resided in Grand Forks, North Dakota. In 1934, he was an unsuccessful candidate for U.S. Senator from North Dakota against incumbent Lynn Frazier. In 1940, he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention which nominated U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt for a third term. In 1942, he was elected as a Democrat to serve as the 21st Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota under Governor John Moses from 1943 until his death the following year of lung cancer. Upon learning of Holt's death, the governor ordered all flags across North Dakota to fly at half-mast.

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  1. "Lt. Gov. Henry Holt Dies", The Bismarck Tribune, Thursday, March 02, 1944, Bismarck, North Dakota, United States Of America