David Holmes | |
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5th Governor of Mississippi | |
In office January 7, 1826 – July 25, 1826 | |
Lieutenant | Gerard Brandon |
Preceded by | Gerard Brandon |
Succeeded by | Gerard Brandon |
United States Senator from Mississippi | |
In office August 30, 1820 – September 25, 1825 | |
Preceded by | Walter Leake |
Succeeded by | Powhatan Ellis |
1st Governor of Mississippi | |
In office December 10, 1817 – January 5, 1820 | |
Lieutenant | Duncan Stewart |
Preceded by | Himself (as Governor of the Mississippi Territory) |
Succeeded by | George Poindexter |
4th Governor of Mississippi Territory | |
In office March 7, 1809 – December 10, 1817 | |
Appointed by | Thomas Jefferson |
Preceded by | Robert Williams |
Succeeded by | Himself (as Governor of the State of Mississippi) |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 4th district | |
In office March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1809 | |
Preceded by | Abram Trigg |
Succeeded by | Jacob Swoope |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 2nd district | |
In office March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1803 | |
Preceded by | Andrew Moore |
Succeeded by | James Stephenson |
Personal details | |
Born | Hanover, Province of Pennsylvania, British America | March 10, 1769
Died | August 20, 1832 Winchester, Virginia, U.S. | (aged 63)
Political party | Jacksonian |
Other political affiliations | Democratic-Republican |
Alma mater | College of William and Mary |
David Holmes (March 10, 1769 – August 20, 1832) was an American politician in Virginia and Mississippi. He served five terms as a U.S. congressman from Virginia's 2nd congressional district and later was important in Mississippi's development as a state. The federal government appointed him as the fourth and last governor of the Mississippi Territory. In 1817, he was unanimously elected as the first governor of the state of Mississippi. He served a term as U.S. senator from Mississippi, appointed to fill a vacancy until elected by the legislature. Elected again as governor, he was forced to resign early due to ill health. He returned to Virginia in his last years.
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