Joel Holleman
Joel Holleman (October 1, 1799 – August 5, 1844) was an American politician and lawyer from Virginia. A Democrat, he served in the United States House of Representatives and as Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates.
Joel Holleman | |
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20th Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates | |
In office 1842–1844 | |
Preceded by | Valentine W. Southall |
Succeeded by | Valentine W. Southall |
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates | |
In office 1841–1844 | |
In office 1832–1836 | |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 1st district | |
In office March 4, 1839 – December 1840 | |
Preceded by | Francis Mallory |
Succeeded by | Francis Mallory |
Member of the Virginia Senate | |
In office 1836–1839 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Isle of Wight County, Virginia | October 1, 1799
Died | August 5, 1844 44) Smithfield, Virginia | (aged
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Caroline Carroll (1822–1844) Emily W. Carroll (1844 – his death) |
Alma mater | University of North Carolina |
Profession | lawyer |
Personal life
Holleman was born in Isle of Wight County, Virginia to John Holleman and Nancy Thomas Holleman. He graduated from the University of North Carolina and attended law school there.[1][2] He was a teacher for some time before his admission to the bar. He eventually set up a law practice at Burwell Bay, Virginia, in Isle of Wight County. "[A]s a criminal lawyer, [he] had few equals and no superiors in lower Virginia."[1]
On November 22, 1828, Holleman married Caroline Carroll of Isle of Wight County. She died in 1842. On April 3, 1844, a few months before his death, he married his erstwhile sister-in-law, Emily W. Carroll.[1]
Political career
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Holleman was first elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1832. He moved to the Senate of Virginia in 1836.
Holleman was elected to the Twenty-sixth Congress, taking office in 1839. At the time of his election, he made a public statement that he would resign his seat if the Whigs won his district in the 1840 presidential election. After William Henry Harrison did so, Holleman resigned.[1]
He was reelected to the House of Delegates in 1841 and became Speaker the following year.
He died in Smithfield, Virginia, August 5, 1844. He was interred in Ivy Hill Cemetery.[3]
Notes
- Jamerson, p.65
- Poore, p.451
- "Joel Holleman". Find A Grave. 2003-08-22. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
References
- United States Congress. "Joel Holleman (id: H000721)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Jamerson, Bruce F., Clerk of the House of Delegates, supervising (2007). Speakers and Clerks of the Virginia House of Delegates, 1776-2007. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia House of Delegates.
- Poore, Benj. Perley, Clerk of Printing Records, United States Senate, compiler (1878). The Political Register and Congressional Directory: A Statistical Record of the Federal Officials, Legislative, Executive and Judicial, of the United States of America, 1776-1878. Houghton, Osgood and Company, Boston. p. 451. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
External links
- "The Essays of Camillus, Addressed to The Honorable Joel Holleman, Originally Published in the Norfolk and Portsmouth Herald". T. G. Broughton & Son, Norfolk. 1841. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
Virginia House of Delegates | ||
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Member of the Virginia House of Delegates 1832–1836 |
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Preceded by |
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates 1841–1844 |
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Senate of Virginia | ||
Preceded by |
Member of the Virginia State Senate 1836–1839 |
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U.S. House of Representatives | ||
Preceded by Francis Mallory |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 1st congressional district 1839–1840 |
Succeeded by Francis Mallory |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by Valentine W. Southall |
Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates 1842–1844 |
Succeeded by Valentine W. Southall |