William J. Holloway Politician
William Judson Holloway (December 15, 1888 – January 27, 1970) was an American principal, lawyer, and politician who served as the fourth Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma. Following Henry S. Johnston’s impeachment and removal from office, Holloway became the eighth governor of Oklahoma.Prior to becoming governor, Holloway was a Hugo schoolteacher, a state senator and President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate. As governor he was responsible for reforming Oklahoma's election laws and addressing transportation problems.Holloway died in 1970 in Oklahoma City. His son, William Judson Holloway Jr., was a United States federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
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office | Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma |
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William J. Holloway on Wikipedia
External resources
- http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/H/HO017.html
- http://www.odl.state.ok.us/oar/governors/addresses/holloway1929.pdf
- http://www.odl.state.ok.us/oar/governors/addresses/holloway1931.pdf
- http://www.odl.state.ok.us/oar/governors/holloway.htm
- http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eoknowata/holloway.htm