Edward Everett Holland | |
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| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 5th district | |
| In office January 8, 1930 – October 23, 1941 | |
| Preceded by | Cecil C. Vaughan, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Allie E. S. Stephens |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1921 | |
| Preceded by | Harry L. Maynard |
| Succeeded by | Joseph T. Deal |
| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 30th district | |
| In office January 8, 1908 – March 4, 1911 | |
| Preceded by | William Shands |
| Succeeded by | Junius E. West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward Everett Holland February 26, 1861 Suffolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | October 23, 1941 (aged 80) Suffolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Richmond College (B.A.) University of Virginia (LL.B.) |
| Profession | lawyer, banker |
Edward Everett Holland (February 26, 1861 – October 23, 1941) was an American lawyer, banker, and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Virginia from 1911 to 1921.[1]
Born near Suffolk, Virginia to the former Ann Scott Pretlow and her husband, Zechariah Holland, Holland attended private schools. He attended the Richmond College, then studied law at the University of Virginia School of Law in Charlottesville, Virginia.
He was admitted to the bar in 1882 and commenced practice in Suffolk, Virginia. He served as mayor of Suffolk in 1885–1887, then was elected the Commonwealth's attorney (prosecutor) for Nansemond County, serving from 1887–1907.
Holland became president of the Farmers Bank of Nansemond in 1892. He served as a member of the State senate from 1908 to 1911.
Holland was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-second and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1921). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1920. He resumed his banking pursuits. He served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1920 and 1924. He served as member of the Senate of Virginia during the years 1930–1941.
He died in Suffolk, Virginia, on October 23, 1941, and was in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, Virginia. His home at Suffolk, the Building at 216 Bank Street, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985[2]
