William Holt (mayor)
William Holt (1730–1791)[1] was a Colonial American mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia from 1776 to 1777 and again from 1782 to 1783.[2]
Holt was born in Virginia the son of David and Margaret Holt. His brother John Holt also was mayor of Williamsburg. He married Mary Steward. He started a Presbyterian settlement in New Kent County, with the Reverend John Jeffrey Smith and owned several mills and a forge in a five hundred acre (2 km2) tract of land.
On November 16, 1761, Holt became a member of the Commission of the Peace for York Co., Virginia.[1] He served on the commission until 1771, when he became a justice for James City Co., Virginia.[1]
His children were Elizabeth (1762), William (1765), Daniel, Henry, Samuel, Jane, Mary and John Holt.
Holt was made the quarter master of Williamsburg's militia in 1762.[1] In 1776, Holt began his year-long term as the mayor of Williamsburg and on December 17, 1776, he was appointed to the Admiralty Court by the Virginia legislature.[1]
His daughter Elizabeth is said to have married William Coleman who would also become a mayor of Williamsburg.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Colonial Williamsburg Website
- ^ "City of Williamsburg, Virginia Website". Archived from the original on 2008-05-11. Retrieved 2006-01-22.
External links[edit]
- Biography
- Williamsburg Mayors Archived 2008-05-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Archive
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