Virginia Paul Holm

Deceased Person

1902 – 1968

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Who was Virginia Paul Holm?

Virginia Paul Holm Bye was a Minnesota politician, a member of the Republican Party, and the first woman to serve as Secretary of State of Minnesota.

Holm was appointed to the position in 1952 by Gov. Elmer Anderson. She succeeded H.H. Chesterman, who had himself previously been appointed to fill the vacancy left by the death of Holm's husband, former Secretary of State Mike Holm.

Holm won election in her own right in November 1952, but lost her bid for re-election in 1954.

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Born
Mar 14, 1902
Also known as
  • Virginia Paul Holm Bye
  • Virginia Retta Shoop
Spouses
Died
Oct 1, 1968

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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