David P. Holloway
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David Pierson Holloway was a U.S. Representative
from Indiana
.
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.
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.
Holloway was elected as an Opposition 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).
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, September 9, 1883.
He was interred in Maple Grove Cemetery, Richmond, Indiana
.
He was reinterred in Earlham Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
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Born in Waynesville, Ohio
Waynesville, Ohio
Waynesville is a village in Wayne Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 2,558, up from 1,949 in 1990. It is named for General "Mad" Anthony Wayne. The village, located at the crossroads of U.S. Route 42 and State Route 73, is known for its...
, 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
Richmond, Indiana
Richmond is a city largely within Wayne Township, Wayne County, in east central Indiana, United States, which borders Ohio. The city also includes the Richmond Municipal Airport, which is in Boston Township and separated from the rest of the city...
, in 1823.
Purchased the Richmond Palladium
Palladium-Item
The Palladium-Item is the daily morning newspaper for Richmond, Indiana and surrounding areas. The paper is a merger of two older papers, the Richmond Palladium and the Richmond Item and traces its history back to 1831, making it the oldest continuous businesses in Richmond...
in 1832 and was its editor and proprietor until he died.
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.
Holloway was elected as an Opposition Party
Opposition Party (United States)
The Opposition Party in the United States is a label with two different applications in Congressional history, as a majority party in Congress 1854-58, and as a Third Party in the South 1858-1860....
candidate to the Thirty-fourth
34th United States Congress
The Thirty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1855 to March 4, 1857, during the last two years...
Congress (March 4, 1855-March 3, 1857).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Agriculture (Thirty-fourth Congress).
He was appointed Commissioner of Patents and served from 1861 to 1865.
He engaged as a patent attorney in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, until his death, September 9, 1883.
He was interred in Maple Grove Cemetery, Richmond, Indiana
Richmond, Indiana
Richmond is a city largely within Wayne Township, Wayne County, in east central Indiana, United States, which borders Ohio. The city also includes the Richmond Municipal Airport, which is in Boston Township and separated from the rest of the city...
.
He was reinterred in Earlham Cemetery.