Hart Benton Holton
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Hart Benton Holton was an American politician.
Born near Elkton, Maryland
, Holton attended the common schools and Hopewell Academy of Chester, Pennsylvania
. He moved to Baltimore
, Maryland in 1857 and taught school in Alberton, Maryland, from 1857–1873. He served in the Maryland State Senate
from 1862 to 1867, and later moved to Woodlawn, Maryland
in 1873, where engaged in the raising of blooded horses.
Holton was elected from the fifth district of Maryland
as a Republican to the Forty-eighth Congress, and served from March 4, 1883 to March 3, 1885. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1884 to the Forty-ninth Congress and retired from public life, at which point he took up an interest in stock raising. Holton died in Woodlawn in 1907, and is interred in Loudon Park Cemetery
of Baltimore
, Maryland.
Born near Elkton, Maryland
Elkton, Maryland
The town of Elkton is the county seat of Cecil County, Maryland, United States. The population was 11,893 as of the 2000 census and 14,842 according to current July 2008 census estimates. It is the county seat of Cecil County...
, Holton attended the common schools and Hopewell Academy of Chester, Pennsylvania
Chester, Pennsylvania
Chester is a city in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, with a population of 33,972 at the 2010 census. Chester is situated on the Delaware River, between the cities of Philadelphia and Wilmington, Delaware.- History :...
. He moved to Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
, Maryland in 1857 and taught school in Alberton, Maryland, from 1857–1873. He served in the Maryland State Senate
Maryland State Senate
The Maryland Senate, sometimes referred to as the Maryland State Senate, is the upper house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland...
from 1862 to 1867, and later moved to Woodlawn, Maryland
Woodlawn, Maryland
Woodlawn is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Maryland:*Woodlawn, Baltimore County, Maryland*Woodlawn, Prince George's County, Maryland...
in 1873, where engaged in the raising of blooded horses.
Holton was elected from the fifth district of Maryland
Maryland's 5th congressional district
Maryland's 5th congressional district comprises all of Charles, St. Mary's, and Calvert Counties, as well as portions of Prince George's and Anne Arundel Counties. The district is currently represented by Democrat Steny Hoyer, the House Minority Whip....
as a Republican to the Forty-eighth Congress, and served from March 4, 1883 to March 3, 1885. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1884 to the Forty-ninth Congress and retired from public life, at which point he took up an interest in stock raising. Holton died in Woodlawn in 1907, and is interred in Loudon Park Cemetery
Loudon Park Cemetery
Loudon Park Cemetery a subsidiary of Stewart Enterprises, Inc., the second largest operator of funeral homes and cemeteries in the United States, is a cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland. It was incorporated in 1853 on the site of the "Loudon" estate, previously owned by a local merchant and politician...
of Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
, Maryland.