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Rush Holt Sr.

American politician (1905–1955)
Person human Q571649

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
June 19, 1905
Date of death
February 8, 1955
Place of birth
Weston
Place of death
Bethesda
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
politician, teacher, peace activist
Employer
Salem University[15]
Position held
United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates[11][12][13][14]
Educated at
Salem University[16]
Member of political party
Democratic Party, Republican Party[18][19]
Spouse
Helen F. Holt[9]
Cause of death
cancer[20]
Work location
Washington, D.C.[23]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Family name
Holt[21]
Generational suffix
L252248-F2
Given name
Rush[22]
Manner of death
natural causes
Name in native language
Rush D. Holt
Place of burial
Machpelah Cemetery[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en Rush D. Holt Sr. en Rush Holt Sr. de Rush D. Holt es Rush D. Holt, Sr. fa راش دی. هولت سینیور he ראש הולט האב ja ラッシュ・D・ホルト・シニア sv Rush Dew Holt
🔖 Identifiers · 16
VIAF cluster ID
50962330
Library of Congress authority ID
n96115937
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Rush D. Holt, Sr. (cropped).jpg ↗
American National Biography ID
0700531
E-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia ID
464
FAST ID
384201
Find a Grave memorial ID
7619378
Freebase ID
/m/04xcpg
Geni.com profile ID
6000000015423452162
Our Campaigns candidate ID
50923
Political Graveyard politician ID
holt.html#052.88.72
SNAC ARK ID
w6pk423k
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US Congress Bio ID
H000749
WikiTree person ID
Holt-5000
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJwtrbrQCQjyWCpmfmR9Xd
Yale LUX ID
person/c7c46efa-3918-442d-83db-e14da566c2a7

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Occupation 3
teacher, politician, peace activist
Position held 3
United States senator, United States senator, United States senator
Member of political party 2
Republican Party, Democratic Party
Cause of death 1
cancer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Salem University
Employer 1
Salem University
Family name 1
Holt
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
Weston
Place of death 1
Bethesda
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Washington, D.C.
← FactGrid item ID 1
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Summary

Rush Holt Sr.'s place of birth was Weston[1]. Rush Holt Sr. was born on June 19, 1905[2]. Rush Holt Sr. died in Bethesda[3]. Rush Holt Sr. died on February 8, 1955[4]. Rush Holt Sr. worked as a politician[5], teacher[6], and peace activist[7].

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Career and Affiliations

Positions held include United States senator[11], a position[24], in United States[25] and Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates[14].

Personal Life

Political affiliations include Democratic Party[18], a political party[26], in United States[27], founded in 1828[28], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[29] and Republican Party[19], a political party[30], in United States[31], founded in 1854[32], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[33].

FAQs

Where was Rush Holt Sr. born?

Born in Weston[1].

Where did Rush Holt Sr. die?

Rush Holt Sr. passed away in Bethesda[3].

Who was Rush Holt Sr. married to?

Rush Holt Sr.'s spouses include Helen F. Holt[9].

What did Rush Holt Sr. do for work?

Rush Holt Sr. worked as politician[5], teacher[6], and peace activist[7].

Where did Rush Holt Sr. go to school?

Rush Holt Sr. was educated at Salem University[16].

Related Entities

Salem University United States United States senator

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  3. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [8] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [2] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [4] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 29d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work location → Washington, D.C.
    Place of birth → Weston
    Educated at → Salem University
    Family name → Holt
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