Joseph W. Holden
Joseph W. Holden | |
|---|---|
| 29th Mayor of Raleigh | |
| In office 1874–1875 | |
| Preceded by | Wesley Whitaker |
| Succeeded by | John C. Gorman |
| Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives | |
| In office 1868–1870 | |
| Preceded by | Rufus Yancey McAden |
| Succeeded by | William A. Moore |
| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the Wake County district | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1844 |
| Died | 1875 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Parent | William Woods Holden |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Confederate States |
| Branch/service | Confederate States Army |
Joseph Woods Holden (c. 1844–1875) was a newspaper editor and politician in North Carolina. He served as Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives and was mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina. He died at the age of 31. William Woods Holden who served as Governor of North Carolina was his father.
During the American Civil War, Holden served in the Confederate States Army and was captured by Union forces at Roanoke Island.[1] In 1865, his father handed over to him the editorship of the North Carolina Standard.[2] North Carolina's constitutional convention of 1868 appointed Holden to serve as its official "reporter", and his accounts of the sessions of the convention were printed in the Standard.[3]
A Republican, he was elected in 1868 to the North Carolina House of Representatives from Wake County. Holden served as Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives while his party controlled the state legislature from 1868 to 1870, but he resigned before the end of his term.[4] In 1868, Holden was also a delegate to the Republican National Convention. In 1870, Holden lost a close race in a special election to the United States House of Representatives, the result of which he unsuccessfully contested.[5]
From 1874 to 1875, he served as mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina.[6] Called "one of the most talented men that the State has ever produced" by a local historian, Holden, who was also a noted poet, died at age 31 in 1875.[7]
See also
References
- ^ Folk and Shaw. W.W. Holden: A Political Biography. p. 152.
- ^ Folk and Shaw. W.W. Holden: A Political Biography. p. 198.
- ^ Orth 1992, pp. 1826–1827.
- ^ R. D. W. Connor (Robert Digges Wimberly), 1878-1950, ed. A Manual of North Carolina Issued by the North Carolina Historical Commission for the Use of the Members of the General Assembly Session 1913
- ^ Our Campaigns - NC - District 04 - Special Election Race - Nov 26, 1870
- ^ The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Holden
- ^ News & Observer blog: More on the first GOP mayor Archived 2012-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
Works cited
- Orth, John V. (September 1992). "Tuesday, February 11, 1868: The Day North Carolina Chose Direct Election of Judges--A Transcript of the Debates from the 1868 Constitutional Convention". North Carolina Law Review. 70 (6): 1825–1851.