Thomas Michael Holt

Thomas Michael Holt
47th Governor of North Carolina
In office
April 7, 1891 – January 18, 1893
LieutenantVacant
Preceded byDaniel Gould Fowle
Succeeded byElias Carr
6th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
In office
January 17, 1889 – April 7, 1891
GovernorDaniel Gould Fowle
Preceded byCharles M. Stedman
Succeeded byRufus A. Doughton
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
Member of the North Carolina Senate
Personal details
Born(1831-07-15)July 15, 1831
Alamance County, North Carolina, US
DiedApril 11, 1896(1896-04-11) (aged 64)
Haw River, North Carolina, US
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseLouisa Matilda Moore
Children6
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
ProfessionIndustrialist, politician

Thomas Michael Holt (July 15, 1831 – April 11, 1896) was an American industrialist who served as the 47th governor of North Carolina from 1891 to 1893. Formerly a North Carolina State Senator and Speaker of the House of the North Carolina General Assembly, Holt was instrumental in the founding of North Carolina State University,[1] as well as in establishing several railroads within the state and the state's department of agriculture. Holt was also responsible for the technology behind the family's Holt Mills "Alamance Plaids", the first colored cotton goods produced in the South – a development that revolutionized the Southern textile industry.

Thomas M. Holt AF & AM Masonic Lodge, located in Graham, NC, is named in honor of the former governor.

  1. ^ "State of North Carolina: Governor Pat McCrory". state.nc.us.