- Elmer J. Holland
Elmer Joseph Holland (
January 8 ,1894 –August 9 ,1968 ) was a Democratic member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania .Elmer Holland was born in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania . He attendedDuquesne University in Pittsburgh and theUniversity of Montpellier ,France . He was graduated from Saumur Cavalry School, France, in 1919. He served with theAmerican Expeditionary Forces duringWorld War I as a second lieutenant of Field Artillery.He was engaged as sales and advertising manager for a glass manufacturer from 1915 to 1933. 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.He was elected as a Democrat to the
77th United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofJoseph A. McArdle and served from May 19, 1942, to January 3, 1943. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1942.He served as a major in the
European Theater of Operations duringWorld War II . He served as a member of thePennsylvania State Senate from 1943 to 1956.He was again elected to the
84th United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofVera Buchanan . He served until his death inAnnapolis, Maryland . He is buried inArlington National Cemetery .References
*CongBio|H000717 Retrieved on
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* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holland.html The Political Graveyard]
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