Marjorie Holt (née Sewell; September 17, 1920 – January 6, 2018),
a
Republican, was a
U.S. Congresswoman who represented
Maryland's 4th congressional district
Maryland's 4th congressional district wraps around the eastern edge of Washington, D.C., taking in most of Prince George's County, Maryland, Prince George's County and a small portion of Montgomery County, Maryland, Montgomery County. It is home ...
from January 3, 1973, to January 3, 1987. She was the first Republican woman elected to Congress from
Maryland
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.
Holt died on January 6, 2018, in Severna Park, Maryland, aged 97.
Early life and education
She was born in
Birmingham, Alabama
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, and attended Jacksonville Junior College (now
Jacksonville University). In 1940–1941 she attended the
University of Florida
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College of Law and was admitted to the Florida bar in 1949 and the Maryland bar in 1962, and commenced practice in
Anne Arundel County, Maryland
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Political career
In 1972, Holt was elected as a Republican to Congress and served from January 3, 1973, to January 3, 1987.
She represented a district that stretched from
Brooklyn Park to
Eagle Harbor and included
Glen Burnie,
Annapolis
Annapolis ( ) is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland. It is the county seat of Anne Arundel County and its only incorporated city. Situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east o ...
and
Crofton. The district also included
Andrews Air Force Base
Andrews Air Force Base (Andrews AFB, AAFB) is the airfield portion of Joint Base Andrews, which is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force (USAF). In 2009, Andrews Air Force Base merged with Naval Air Facility Washington to form ...
. She did not seek reelection in 1986 and resumed the practice of law in
Baltimore
Baltimore is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland. With a population of 585,708 at the 2020 census and estimated at 568,271 in 2024, it is the 30th-most populous U.S. city. The Baltimore metropolitan area is the 20th-large ...
.
She was nominated by President
Ronald Reagan
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to be a member of the General Advisory Committee on Arms Control and Disarmament.
She was a resident of
Severna Park, Maryland.
See also
*
Women in the United States House of Representatives
References
External links
*
Marjorie Sewell Holt papersat the
University of Maryland libraries
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1920 births
2018 deaths
20th-century American women lawyers
Female members of the United States House of Representatives
Florida lawyers
Jacksonville University alumni
Maryland lawyers
People from Severna Park, Maryland
Politicians from Birmingham, Alabama
Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland
Fredric G. Levin College of Law alumni
Women in Maryland politics
20th-century American lawyers
21st-century American women
20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
20th-century American women politicians
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