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David Holmes

David Holmes served as Governor of Mississippi.

  • Democratic
  • Mississippi
  • Former
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Role Governor

Current assignment referenced in the congressional directory.

State Mississippi

Representing constituents across the Mississippi delegation.

Service period 1817-1820

Years of public service formally recorded.

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Biography

DAVID HOLMES, the first and fifth governor to serve Mississippi, was born in York County, Pennsylvania on March 10, 1769. His early education was attained at Winchester Academy in Virginia. He later studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1792, and then established his legal career in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Holmes entered into a public […]

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