Joseph W. Holden

Joseph W. Holden (1844-1875) was a North Carolina politician in the nineteenth century. He was the son of William Woods Holden.

During the American Civil War, Holden served in the Confederate States Army and was captured by Union forces at Roanoke Island. [Folk and Shaw. "W.W. Holden: A Political Biography". p. 152.] In 1865, his father handed over to him the editorship of the "North Carolina Standard". [Folk and Shaw. "W.W. Holden: A Political Biography". p. 198.]

A Republican, he was elected in 1868 to the North Carolina House of Representatives from Wake County. Holden served as Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives while his party controlled the state legislature in 1868-1870, but he resigned before the end of his term. [ [http://docsouth.unc.edu/nc/manual/manual.html R. D. W. Connor (Robert Digges Wimberly), 1878-1950, ed. A Manual of North Carolina Issued by the North Carolina Historical Commission for the Use of the Members of the General Assembly Session 1913 ] ] In 1868, Holden was also a delegate to the Republican National Convention. In 1870, Holden lost a close race in a special election to the United States House of Representatives, the result of which he unsuccessfully contested. [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=246780 Our Campaigns - NC - District 04 - Special Election Race - Nov 26, 1870 ] ]

In 1874-1875, he served as mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina. [ [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/holden.html The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Holden ] ]

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