Edward Holden

Sir Edward Holden
Chairman of Holden
In office
March 1934 – 17 June 1947
Director of Holden
In office
August 1917 – March 1934
Preceded byH. J. Holden
Succeeded byLaurence Hartnett
Member of the Legislative Council
of South Australia
In office
14 December 1935 – 10 January 1947
ConstituencyCentral District #2
Personal details
Born
Edward Wheewall Holden

(1885-08-14)14 August 1885
College Town, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died17 June 1947(1947-06-17) (aged 61)
North Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Political partyLiberal and Country League
Spouse
Hilda Lavis
(m. 1908; died 1947)
RelationsH. J. Holden (father)
Children3, including Dame Nancy
Alma materPrince Alfred College
OccupationCar manufacturer

Sir Edward Wheewall Holden (14 August 1885 – 17 June 1947) was an Australian industrialist who took his family carriage and saddlery business, Holden & Frost, into a partnership with General Motors to create Australia's first automobile manufacturer, General Motors-Holden's Ltd.