George B. Holt, better known now as Judge Holt, began to publish and edit, in 1823, a weekly Democratic paper, called the Miami Republican and Dayton Advertiser, which was continued till 1826. It was eleven by twenty-one inches in size. Judge Holt was a native of Connecticut, born in 1790, admitted to the bar of Litchfield in 1812, and came to Dayton in 1819. In 1828 he was elected judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County by the Legislature, serving till 1836; elected again in 1842, serving till 1849. He was a member of the Ohio Legislature in 1824 and 1827, "and was conspicuously connected with some of the most important early legislation of the State." In 1825 the first act establishing free schools was passed by the Legislature. Judge Holt was an earnest and active advocate of the measure, and to him was greatly due the passage of the act. In 1850 Judge Holt, who "had a high reputation as a lawyer, and was popular among all classes of the people," was elected a member of the convention called to adopt a new constitution for the State of Ohio. He was prominent in the convention, which many of the most noted men in the State attended. From this period till his death, in 1871, he took little part in political or professional life, though he was an ardent supporter of the Union in the War of the Rebellion. He was learned in his profession, and was a man of keen, strong intellect and literary tastes. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church, and highly esteemed as a citizen. He has three daughters—Miss Eliza and Miss Martha Holt and Mrs. Belle H. Burrowes—and several grandchildren.
From: Early Dayton: WITH IMPORTANT FACTS AND INCIDENTS FROM THE FOUNDING OF THE CITY OF DAYTON, OHIO
TO THE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY 1796-1896
From: Early Dayton: WITH IMPORTANT FACTS AND INCIDENTS FROM THE FOUNDING OF THE CITY OF DAYTON, OHIO
TO THE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY 1796-1896
George B. Holt, better known now as Judge Holt, began to publish and edit, in 1823, a weekly Democratic paper, called the Miami Republican and Dayton Advertiser, which was continued till 1826. It was eleven by twenty-one inches in size. Judge Holt was a native of Connecticut, born in 1790, admitted to the bar of Litchfield in 1812, and came to Dayton in 1819. In 1828 he was elected judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County by the Legislature, serving till 1836; elected again in 1842, serving till 1849. He was a member of the Ohio Legislature in 1824 and 1827, "and was conspicuously connected with some of the most important early legislation of the State." In 1825 the first act establishing free schools was passed by the Legislature. Judge Holt was an earnest and active advocate of the measure, and to him was greatly due the passage of the act. In 1850 Judge Holt, who "had a high reputation as a lawyer, and was popular among all classes of the people," was elected a member of the convention called to adopt a new constitution for the State of Ohio. He was prominent in the convention, which many of the most noted men in the State attended. From this period till his death, in 1871, he took little part in political or professional life, though he was an ardent supporter of the Union in the War of the Rebellion. He was learned in his profession, and was a man of keen, strong intellect and literary tastes. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church, and highly esteemed as a citizen. He has three daughters—Miss Eliza and Miss Martha Holt and Mrs. Belle H. Burrowes—and several grandchildren.
From: Early Dayton: WITH IMPORTANT FACTS AND INCIDENTS FROM THE FOUNDING OF THE CITY OF DAYTON, OHIO
TO THE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY 1796-1896
From: Early Dayton: WITH IMPORTANT FACTS AND INCIDENTS FROM THE FOUNDING OF THE CITY OF DAYTON, OHIO
TO THE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY 1796-1896
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