William S. Holman

William S. Holman
Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus
In office
March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895
SpeakerThomas B. Reed (1889–1891)
Charles F. Crisp (1891–1895)
Preceded bySamuel S. Cox
Succeeded byDavid B. Culberson
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana
In office
March 4, 1897 – April 22, 1897
Preceded byJames Eli Watson
Succeeded byFrancis M. Griffith
Constituency4th district
In office
March 4, 1881 – March 4, 1895
Preceded byJeptha D. New
Succeeded byJames Eli Watson
Constituency4th district
In office
March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1877
Preceded byJohn Coburn
Succeeded byThomas M. Browne
Constituency5th district
In office
March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1875
Preceded byMorton C. Hunter
Succeeded byMichael C. Kerr
Constituency3rd district
In office
March 4, 1867 – March 4, 1869
Preceded byJohn Hanson Farquhar
Succeeded byGeorge W. Julian
Constituency4th district
In office
March 4, 1859 – March 4, 1865
Preceded byJames Bradford Foley
Succeeded byJohn Hanson Farquhar
Constituency4th 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.
DiedApril 22, 1897 (aged 74)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placeRiver View Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Abigail Knapp
(m. 1843)
Children
  • Rhoda Elizabeth
  • William Steele, Jr.
  • Paul
  • Pamela
  • Maude
Parent(s)Jesse Lynch Holman
Elizabeth Masterson
EducationFranklin College
ProfessionLawyer, 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.


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