Robert H. Holloway

Robert H. Holloway (May 4, 1918 – November 21, 2005) was a lawyer and state legislator in Illinois. He was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 1972 and served one term.

Robert H. Holloway
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Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 29th district
In office
January 10, 1973 (1973-Jan-10) – January 8, 1975 (1975-Jan-08)
Preceded byElwood Graham
Succeeded byCharles E. Gaines
Personal details
Born(1918-05-04)May 4, 1918
Emmet, Arkansas
DiedNovember 21, 2005(2005-11-21) (aged 87)
Chicago
Political partyRepublican
Education
This article is about the Illinois politician. For the cricketer, see Robert Holloway.

Early life and education

Robert H. Holloway was born in Emmet, Arkansas, on May 4, 1918.[1][2] Brought to Chicago at the age of four, he attended James McCosh Elementary and Englewood High School.[3]

He was a soldier during World War II, completing Officer Candidates School, achieving the rank of Captain, and serving in North Africa as the commander of a Port Battalion and Recreation Facility.[2]

Holloway earned a law degree from Loyola in 1949.[1][4]

Career

Holloway had his own law firm in Chicago.[2] After nine years in private practice, he was appointed to the state's attorneys office, where he served as an Assistant State's Attorney from 1957 to 1967.[5] He ran for clerk of the Illinois appellate court in 1962,[6] but lost to incumbent Leslie Beck.[7]

Holloway became a 6th Ward Republican committeeman in 1968. He was an assistant to the sheriff of Cook County from 1968–69, and by 1972 he was an assistant Illinois Attorney General.[8]

A Republican, he served in the Illinois House of Representatives, representing District 29 from 1973–1975.[9] He served on the Judiciary I Committee.[10] Although the 29th district was heavily Democratic, he was one of a small number of African American Republicans who were able to win election from such districts prior to the Cutback Amendment, due to an arrangement between the parties under which each party only ran two candidates for each three-member legislative district.[11]

References
  1. Williams, Erma Brooks (2008). Political Empowerment of Illinois' African-American State Lawmakers from 1877 to 2005. University Press of America. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-7618-4018-3.
  2. "Robert H. Holloway Obituary (2005) Chicago Sun-Times". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  3. "Atty. Holloway Returns To Private Law Practice". Chicago Defender. 1961-06-03. p. 5 – via ProQuest.
  4. Haney, Thomas M. (January 1, 2015). "90 Years of African American Diversity". Faculty Publications & Other Works. Loyola University Chicago, School of Law.
  5. "Woods names aid for state street court". Chicago Tribune. 1967-02-13. p. 4. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  6. "Dirksen wins re-election in close race (cont. from page 1)". Chicago Tribune. 1962-11-07. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  7. "Four Incumbent Appellate Court Clerks Re-Elected". The Daily Register. 1962-11-08. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  8. "29th District House". Chicago Tribune. 1972-10-15. p. 20. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  9. Hebel, Jennifer (March 6, 2019). "African American Legislators in Illinois" (PDF). ilga.gov.
  10. Illinois Blue Book, 1973-1974. September 1974. p. 55 – via Illinois Digital Archive.
  11. Williams 2008, p. 1.
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