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HOLMAN, William Steele, a Representative from Indiana; born near Aurora, Dearborn County,
Ind., September 6, 1822; attended the common schools and Franklin College,
Franklin, Ind.; taught in the public schools; studied law; was admitted to the
bar and practiced; judge of the probate court 1843-1846; prosecuting attorney
1847-1849; member of the State constitutional convention in 1850; member of the
State house of representatives in 1851 and 1852; judge of the court of common
pleas 1852-1856; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-sixth, Thirty-seventh, and
Thirty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1859-March 3, 1865); not a candidate for
reelection to the Thirty-ninth Congress; elected to the Fortieth and to the
four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1867-March 3, 1877); chairman, Committee
on Appropriations (Forty-fourth Congress), Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds (Forty-fourth Congress); was not a candidate for election to the
Forty-fifth Congress; elected to the Forty-seventh and to the six succeeding
Congresses (March 4, 1881-March 3, 1895); chairman, Committee on Public Lands
(Fiftieth Congress), Committee on Appropriations (Fifty-second Congress),
Committee on Indian Affairs (Fifty-third Congress); unsuccessful candidate for
reelection to the Fifty-fourth Congress; again elected to the Fifty-fifth
Congress and served from March 4, 1897, until his death in Washington, D.C.,
April 22, 1897; interment in Veraestau Cemetery, Aurora, Ind.
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