Samuel Holt (politician)
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ConstituencyLeitrim–Sligo
Born3 September 1880
Coole, County Westmeath, Ireland
Died18 April 1929 (aged 48)
Dublin, Ireland
Samuel Holt | |
|---|---|
 Holt in 1927 | |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office March 1925 – 18 April 1929 | |
| Constituency | Leitrim–Sligo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 September 1880 Coole, County Westmeath, Ireland |
| Died | 18 April 1929 (aged 48) Dublin, Ireland |
| Party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse | Honoria Devaney |
Samuel Edward Holt (3 September 1880 – 18 April 1929) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.
Holt was born in Coole, County Westmeath, in 1880, the fifth child of a family of ten of David Holt, from Killina, Carbury, County Kildare, a constable in the Royal Irish Constabulary, and Agnes McColl.[1] The family, which was Church of Ireland, later moved to Charlestown /Jamestown County Roscommon and then into Carrick On Shannon town, County Leitrim.[2] In 1910, Holt married Honoria Devaney, from Toomore, Boher, County Roscommon in Longford Cathedral.[3]
He was assistant clerk and later clerk of Carrick-on-Shannon Poor Law Union and Rural District Council.