Elmer Holt

William Elmer Holt ( born October 14, 1884 in Savannah, Andrew County, Missouri, † March 1, 1945 in Helena, Montana ) was an American politician and from 1935 to 1937, the tenth Governor of the State of Montana.

Early years

Moved in 1886 Elmer Holt with his family to Montana, where they settled on a ranch near Miles City. The Young Holt attended the local schools. Then he studied until 1902 at the University of Nebraska. He then worked in the real estate business.

Political career

In 1912, Holt was elected to a legislature in the House of Representatives from Montana. Until 20 years later, he returned with his election to the state Senate in politics. There he remained from 1933 to 1935 and brought it finally to the President of that Chamber. In December 1935 it fell to the governorship by this position. Background was the resignation of the 1932 re-elected Governor John Edward Erickson in March 1933. At this time took Lieutenant Governor Frank Henry Cooney whose official duties. When he died on December 15, 1935, under the Constitution, the Senate President had to finish the unexpired term of the governor. Holt's tenure lasted barely 13 months and ended on 4 January 1937. In 1936 he applied unsuccessfully to own candidacy for this office. In his time, the state gradually recovered from the global economic crisis. Except for some changes in legislation regarding alcohol consumption Holt has in his tenure can not set policy accents as governor.

Further CV

After the end of his governorship Holt withdrew from politics. He relocated to Seattle, where he occasionally worked for a railroad company. Elmer Holt died on 1 March 1945. He was married to Lora Howe, with whom he had two children.