David P. Holloway

David Pierson Holloway (December 7, 1809 – September 9, 1883) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1855 to 1857.

David Holloway
Portrait of Holloway by Mathew Brady
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 5th district
In office March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
Preceded by	Samuel W. Parker
Succeeded by	David Kilgore
Member of the Indiana Senate
In office 1844–1850
Member of the Indiana House of Representatives from the ? district
In office 1843–1844
Personal details
Born	(1809-12-07)December 7, 1809 Waynesville, Ohio, U.S.
Died	September 9, 1883(1883-09-09) (aged 73) Washington, D.C., U.S
Political party	People's Party

Early life and career

Born in Waynesville, Ohio, Holloway moved with his parents to Cincinnati in 1813. He attended the common schools. Learned the printing business and served four years in the office of the Cincinnati Gazette. He moved to Richmond, Indiana, in 1823. Purchased the Richmond Palladium in 1832 and was its editor and proprietor until he died.

Political career

He served as member of the State House of Representatives in 1843 and 1844. He served in the State Senate 1844–1850. He was appointed in 1849 examiner of land offices.

Congress

Holloway was elected as an Indiana People's Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857). He served as chairman of the Committee on Agriculture (Thirty-fourth Congress).

Later career and death

He was appointed commissioner of patents and served from 1861 to 1865. He engaged as a patent attorney in Washington, D.C., until his death, on September 9, 1883, and was interred in Maple Grove Cemetery, Richmond, Indiana. However, he was reinterred in Earlham Cemetery.

References

• United States Congress. "David P. Holloway (id: H000730)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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