David Holloway | |
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 Portrait of Holloway byMathew Brady | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel W. Parker |
| Succeeded by | David Kilgore |
| Member of theIndiana Senate | |
| In office 1844–1850 | |
| Member of theIndiana House of Representatives from the4th district | |
| In office 1843–1844 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1809-12-07)December 7, 1809 Waynesville, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | September 9, 1883(1883-09-09) (aged 73) Washington, D.C., U.S |
| Political party | People's Party |
David Pierson Holloway (December 7, 1809 – September 9, 1883) was aU.S. representative fromIndiana who served from 1855 to 1857.
Born inWaynesville, Ohio, Holloway moved with his parents to Cincinnati in 1813.He attended the common schools.Learned the printing business and served four years in the office of theCincinnati Gazette.He moved toRichmond, Indiana, in 1823.Purchased the RichmondPalladium in 1832 and was its editor and proprietor until he died.
He served as member of the State House of Representatives in 1843 and 1844.He served in the State Senate 1844–1850.He was appointed in 1849 examiner of land offices.
Holloway was elected as anIndiana People's Party candidate to theThirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857).He served as chairman of the Committee on Agriculture (Thirty-fourth Congress).
He was appointed commissioner of patents and served from 1861 to 1865. He engaged as a patent attorney inWashington, D.C., until his death, on September 9, 1883, and was interred in Maple Grove Cemetery,Richmond, Indiana. However, he was reinterred in Earlham Cemetery.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's 5th congressional district 1855–1857 | Succeeded by |
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