Born in Winchester, Virginia, Holliday was the son of Dr. Richard John and Mary Catherine (née Taylor) Holliday. He attended Winchester Academy and Yale University before earning degrees in philosophy, political economy, and law from the University of Virginia. He was the Commonwealth's Attorney for Frederick County, Virginia from 1861 to 1865.
Holliday won the election for Governor of Virginia in 1877 as a Conservative Democrat unopposed. Holliday began his term by breaking the established tradition of small inauguration ceremonies for Virginia governors. His ceremony included parades, bands, cannons, and an inaugural speech to 10,000 people.
Holliday traveled the world after his term as governor. He died at his home in Winchester, Virginia, on May 29, 1899,[2] and was buried in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
Referencesedit
^Kric, Robert K. (1990). Stonewall Jackson at Cedar Mountain, p. 168. The University of North Carolina Press.
^"Ex-Governor Holliday". Indianapolis News. Richmond, Virginia. May 30, 1899. p. 1. Retrieved April 5, 2021 – via Hoosier State Chronicles.
External linksedit
A Guide to the Executive Papers of Governor Frederick W. M. Holliday, 1878–1881 at The Library of Virginia
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