Thomas Michael Holt

Thomas Michael Holt ( born July 15, 1831 Alamance County, North Carolina, † April 11, 1896 ibid ) was 47th Governor of North Carolina.

Early years and political rise

Thomas Holt visited the Caldwell Institute and the University of North Carolina. After a short stay in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he gained his first experience in business, he returned in 1858 returned to North Carolina and founded together with his father, a successful textile factory. He pleaded to the Democratic Party, for he entered the Senate of North Carolina from 1876 to 1877. Between 1883 and 1887 he was a member of the House of Representatives in North Carolina. In the 1888 elections, he was elected Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina.

Governor of North Carolina

After the death of Governor Daniel Fowle on April 7, 1891 Thomas Holt fell to the governorship. His first task was to finish the opened his predecessor's term. During his tenure, the Agriculture Ministry has launched three new universities ( colleges ) were opened, reducing the budget deficit. The further expansion of the railway network was promoted and a asylum for the Hearing Impaired was built in Morgantown. Nevertheless, he failed to be nominated again in 1892. His party nominated in his place Elias Carr, who then became his successor.

Another Journey

After his retirement from the office of Governor Holt withdrew from politics. He was curator of the University of North Carolina and Davidson College. Holt died in 1896, he was married to Louisa Moore. The couple had five children.