Sidney T. Holmes

Who was Sidney T. Holmes?

Sidney Tracy Holmes was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in Schaghticoke, New York, Holmes moved with his parents to Morrisville, New York, in 1819. He attended the public schools and was graduated from Morrisville Academy. He taught school. He was engaged in civil engineering on the Chenango and Black River Canals for five years. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1841 and commenced practice in Morrisville, New York. Loan commissioner for Madison County 1848-1851. He served as judge and surrogate for Madison County 1851-1864.

Holmes was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-ninth Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1866. He resumed the practice of law in Morrisville, New York, for a short time, and in Utica, New York, until 1872, when he moved to Bay City, Michigan, continuing the practice of law. He died in Bay City, Michigan, January 16, 1890. He was interred in Cedar Street Cemetery, Morrisville, New York.