Lieutenant Alfred A. Burnham Name Alexander Holley Preceded by William T. Minor | Preceded by Vacant Resigned May 5, 1858 Religion Congregationalist Children Alexander Lyman Holley | |
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Spouse(s) Jane M. Lyman (1808 - 1832), Marcia Coffing and Sarah C. Day Profession Manufacturer, banker, and politician Role Former Governor of Connecticut Died October 2, 1887, Lakeville, Salisbury, Connecticut, United States Previous office Governor of Connecticut (1857–1858) Political party Whig Party, Republican Party | ||
Succeeded by William Alfred Buckingham | ||
Alexander Hamilton Holley (August 12, 1804 – October 2, 1887) was an American politician and the 40th Governor of Connecticut.
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Life and politics
Holley was born in Salisbury, Connecticut on August 12, 1804. He was a Congregationalist and studied at the public schools in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York. He was married to Jane M. Lyman (1808 - 1832), Marcia Coffing and Sarah C. Day. He had six children, John Milton Holley, William Ralston Holley, Alexander Lyman Holley (1832 - 1882), John Coffing Holley (1837 - 1865), Maria Holley Rudd (1842 - 1914).
Career
Holley served in the state militia, rising through the ranks to lieutenant colonel. He entered politics in 1844, serving as a delegate to the Whig National Convention. Holley became president of the Holley Manufacturing Company in 1854 and held that position for life. He also became director of the Salisbury Iron Bank and Connecticut Western Railroad.
Holley was nominated by the Republican Party and elected the 25th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut in 1854, and became the Governor of Connecticut in 1857. During his term, his administration endorsed the requirement for recently naturalized citizens to wait one year before being eligible to vote, and the Supreme Court ruled on the Dred Scott case. He left office on May 5, 1858. He was a delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1860, and retired from public service.
Death
Holley died on October 2, 1887, Lakeville. He is interred at Salisbury Cemetery, Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut.