Henry Holt (November 13, 1887 – March 2, 1944) was an American politician from the U. S. state of

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. He was born in

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."Lt. Gov. Henry Holt Dies", ''The Bismarck Tribune'', Thursday, March 02, 1944, Bismarck, North Dakota, United States Of America Holt resided in

Grand Forks, North Dakota Grand Forks is a city in and the county seat of Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States. The city's population was 59,166 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of cities in North Dakota, third-most populous ...

. In 1934, he was an unsuccessful candidate for U.S. Senator from North Dakota against incumbent

Lynn Frazier Lynn Joseph Frazier (December 21, 1874January 11, 1947) was an American educator and politician who served as the 12th governor of North Dakota from 1917 until being 1921 North Dakota gubernatorial recall election, recalled in 1921 and later serv ...

. In 1940, he was a delegate to the

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which nominated

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for a third term. In 1942, he was elected as a Democrat to serve as the 21st lieutenant governor of North Dakota under

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John Moses from 1943 until his death the following year of lung cancer. Upon learning of Holt's death, the governor ordered all flags across North Dakota to fly at half-mast.

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1944 deaths Lieutenant governors of North Dakota Politicians from Grand Forks, North Dakota 1887 births 20th-century North Dakota politicians {{NorthDakota-politician-stub