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Marjorie Holt | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMaryland's4th district | |
| In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Sarbanes |
| Succeeded by | Charles Thomas McMillen |
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| Born | (1920-09-17)September 17, 1920 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | January 6, 2018(2018-01-06) (aged 97) Severna Park, Maryland, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Duncan Holt (died March 2014) |
| Alma mater | Jacksonville Junior College,University of Florida |
Marjorie Holt (néeSewell; September 17, 1920 – January 6, 2018),[1] aRepublican, was aU.S. Congresswoman who representedMaryland's 4th congressional district from January 3, 1973, to January 3, 1987. She was the first Republican woman elected to Congress fromMaryland.[2] Holt died on January 6, 2018, in Severna Park, Maryland, aged 97.[3]
She was born inBirmingham, Alabama, and attended Jacksonville Junior College (nowJacksonville University). In 1940–1941 she attended theUniversity of Florida College of Law and was admitted to the Florida bar in 1949 and the Maryland bar in 1962, and commenced practice inAnne Arundel County, Maryland
In 1972, Holt was elected as a Republican to Congress and served from January 3, 1973, to January 3, 1987.[2] She represented a district that stretched fromBrooklyn Park toEagle Harbor and includedGlen Burnie,Annapolis andCrofton. The district also includedAndrews Air Force Base. She did not seek reelection in 1986 and resumed the practice of law inBaltimore.[1] She was nominated by PresidentRonald Reagan to be a member of the General Advisory Committee on Arms Control and Disarmament.[4] She was a resident ofSeverna Park, Maryland.
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