William S. Holman | |
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| Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus | |
| In office March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895 | |
| Speaker | Thomas B. Reed (1889–1891) Charles F. Crisp (1891–1895) |
| Preceded by | Samuel S. Cox |
| Succeeded by | David B. Culberson |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana | |
| In office March 4, 1897 – April 22, 1897 | |
| Preceded by | James Eli Watson |
| Succeeded by | Francis M. Griffith |
| Constituency | 4th district |
| In office March 4, 1881 – March 4, 1895 | |
| Preceded by | Jeptha D. New |
| Succeeded by | James Eli Watson |
| Constituency | 4th district |
| In office March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1877 | |
| Preceded by | John Coburn |
| Succeeded by | Thomas M. Browne |
| Constituency | 5th district |
| In office March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1875 | |
| Preceded by | Morton C. Hunter |
| Succeeded by | Michael C. Kerr |
| Constituency | 3rd district |
| In office March 4, 1867 – March 4, 1869 | |
| Preceded by | John Hanson Farquhar |
| Succeeded by | George W. Julian |
| Constituency | 4th district |
| In office March 4, 1859 – March 4, 1865 | |
| Preceded by | James Bradford Foley |
| Succeeded by | John Hanson Farquhar |
| Constituency | 4th district |
| Member of the Indiana House of Representatives | |
| In office December 1, 1851–1852 | |
| County Prosecutor of Dearborn County | |
| In office 1847–1849 | |
| Probate Judge of Dearborn County | |
| In office 1843–1846 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Steele Holman September 6, 1822 Dearborn County Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | April 22, 1897 (aged 74) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | River View Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Abigail Knapp (m. 1843) |
| Children |
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| Parent(s) | Jesse Lynch Holman Elizabeth Masterson |
| Education | Franklin College |
| Profession | Lawyer, judge |
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William Steele Holman (September 6, 1822 – April 22, 1897) was a lawyer, judge and politician from Dearborn County, Indiana. He was a member of the Democratic Party who served four different stints as a U.S. Representative from 1859 to 1865, 1867 to 1877, 1881 to 1895, and 1897, spanning sixteen Congresses. He is known for originating the Holman Rule, allowing amendments to appropriations bills to cut a specific program or federal employee salary. He died in office in 1897, a month after his last election.