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 byPaul Sarbanes
Succeeded byCharles Thomas McMillen
Personal details
Born(1920-09-17)September 17, 1920
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
DiedJanuary 6, 2018(2018-01-06) (aged 97)
Severna Park, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseDuncan Holt (died March 2014)
Alma materJacksonville Junior College, University of Florida

Marjorie Holt (née Sewell; September 17, 1920 – January 6, 2018),[1] 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.[2] Holt died on January 6, 2018, in Severna Park, Maryland, aged 97.[3]

  1. ^ Schudel, Matt (January 9, 2018). "Marjorie Holt, Maryland's first Republican congresswoman, dies at 97". The Washington Post.
  2. ^ United States Congress. "Marjorie Holt (id: H000747)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  3. ^ "Obituary | Marjorie S. Holt". Barranco Severna Park Funeral Home & Cremation Care, P.A. 2018.