Marjorie Holt

Marjorie Holt
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 4th district
In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1987
Preceded by	Paul Sarbanes
Succeeded by	Charles Thomas McMillen
Personal details
Born	(1920-09-17)September 17, 1920 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Died	January 6, 2018(2018-01-06) (aged 97) Severna Park, Maryland, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Duncan Holt (died March 2014)
Alma mater	Jacksonville Junior College, University of Florida

Marjorie Holt (née Sewell; September 17, 1920 – January 6, 2018), a Republican, was a U.S. Congresswoman who represented Maryland's 4th congressional district from January 3, 1973, to January 3, 1987. She was the first Republican woman elected to Congress from Maryland. Holt died on January 6, 2018, in Severna Park, Maryland, aged 97.

Early life and education

She was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and attended Jacksonville Junior College (now Jacksonville University). In 1940–1941 she attended the University of Florida College of Law and was admitted to the Florida bar in 1949 and the Maryland bar in 1962, and commenced practice in Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Political career

In 1972, Holt was elected as a Republican to Congress and served from January 3, 1973, to January 3, 1987. She represented a district that stretched from Brooklyn Park to Eagle Harbor and included Glen Burnie, Annapolis and Crofton. The district also included Andrews Air Force Base. She did not seek reelection in 1986 and resumed the practice of law in Baltimore. She was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to be a member of the General Advisory Committee on Arms Control and Disarmament. She was a resident of Severna Park, Maryland.

See also

• Women in the United States House of Representatives

External links

• Appearances on C-SPAN
• Marjorie Sewell Holt papers at the University of Maryland libraries