Herman Holloway Explained

Herman M. Holloway Sr. (February 4, 1922 – March 14, 1994) was a state legislator in Delaware.^[1] He lived in Wilmington.^[2]

Holloway was elected in 1963 to serve the remaining term of Paul Livingston in the Delaware House of Representatives. He went on to serve for 30 years from 1963 - 1994 in the state legislature.^[3]

A state health and social services campus is named for him at the Delaware State Hospital site.^{[4] [5]} In 1989 Compton Park was renamed for him.^[6] A scholarship to Delaware State University is also named from him.^[7]

His son Herman Holloway Jr. also served as a state legislator.^[8]

See also

• List of first African-American U.S. state legislators

Notes and References

1. Web site: Herman M. Holloway Sr., Delaware's first African-American legislator. Henry. Margaret Rose. 2012-03-14. 2021-07-10.
2. Web site: Ebony. Johnson Publishing. Company. April 22, 1965. Johnson Publishing Company. Google Books.
3. Web site: Herman Holloway, Sr. . 2023-01-21 . Delaware Legislative Hall - Political and Historical Portraits.
4. Web site: Delaware Health and Social Services' Herman M. Holloway, Sr. Campus . 2023-01-21 . Delaware Health and Social Services.
5. Web site: Maynard . W. Barksdale . 2018-07-16 . Delaware Health and Social Services Herman M. Holloway Sr. Campus (Delaware State Hospital) . 2023-01-21 . SAH Archipedia . en.
6. Web site: Herman M. Holloway, Sr. Park . 2023-01-21 . City of Wilmington . en.
7. Web site: § 3443. Herman M. Holloway, Sr. Memorial Scholarship. . 2023-01-21 . Justia Law . en.
8. Web site: Jedra . Christina . 2018-07-05 . Herman Holloway Jr. running again for father's state Senate seat . 2023-01-21 . The News Journal . en-US.