Edward Everett Holland

Who was Edward Everett Holland?

Edward Everett Holland was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.

Born near Suffolk, Virginia, Holland attended private schools, Richmond College, and was graduated from the University of Virginia at Charlottesville. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1882 and commenced practice in Suffolk, Virginia. He served as mayor of Suffolk 1885-1887. Commonwealth attorney for Nansemond County 1887-1907.

Holland was elected president of the Farmers Bank of Nansemond in 1892. He served as a member of the State senate 1907-1911.

Holland was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-second and to the four succeeding Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1920. He resumed his banking pursuits. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1920 and 1924. He served as member of the Senate of Virginia during the years 1930-1941. He died in Suffolk, Virginia, on October 23, 1941. He was interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, Virginia. His home at Suffolk, the Building at 216 Bank Street, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.