Fred L. Holmes

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For the baseball player, see Fred Holmes.
For the historian, see Frederic L. Holmes.

Fred L. Holmes was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

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Fred L. Holmes was born on May 9, 1883 in Winnebago County, Wisconsin[1] He attended Omro High School in Omro, Wisconsin and what is now the University of Wisconsin-Madison. An ally of Robert M. La Follette, he worked for La Follette's Weekly.[2]

Holmes was elected to the Assembly in 1912 as a member of the Republican Party. Outside of politics, he was an attorney and wrote several books.

Holmes died on July 27, 1946. He had been giving a speech in Waukau, Wisconsin when he was struck with a heart attack.

References

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  1. ^ Wisconsin Blue Book. 2007. p. 657.
  2. ^ "FRED L. HOLMES; Writer, Attorney Dies Delivering Speech at Wisconsin Fete". The New York Times.
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