Woody Holton

Woody Holton

Abner Linwood "Woody" Holton, III is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Richmond in Virginia [ [http://oncampus.richmond.edu/news/experts/holton.html Prof. Holton] ] and is a member of the Richmond Research Institute. [ [http://research.richmond.edu/faculty/Woody_Holton.htm Prof. Holton Publications] ]

Books

He has published two award-winning books:
*"Unruly Americans and the Origins of the Constitution" (2007) [ [http://www.awardannals.com/wiki/Woody_Holton "Woody Holton", AwardAnnals.com] ] , a finalist for the National Book Award. This book received a negative review from Herman Belz of the conservative Claremont Institute as being "a tendentious and unapologetic neo-populist fable" intended to promote the views of Progressivism. [ [http://www.claremont.org/publications/pubid.760/pub_detail.asp "Tyranny of the Majority" by Herman Belz, June 9, 2008, Claremont Institute] ]
* "Forced Founders: Indians, Debtors, Slaves and the Making of the American Revolution in Virginia" (1999).

Personal life

He is the son of former Virginia Governor A. Linwood Holton Jr., the brother of current Virginia First Lady Anne Holton, and the brother-in-law of of Anne's husband, Virginia Governor Tim Kaine.

Political Activities

In 1990, Prof. Holton created Clean Up Congress (CUC), a non-profit, political action committee. In 1994 CUC waged a a bipartisan campaign to defeat Oliver North's 1994 bid for Virginia's Senate seat (North lost by 3% of the vote). [ [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1994/94Stat.htm#46 Statistics Of The Congressional Election Of November 8, 1994] ] [ [http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1996/vp960803/08030318.htm Keeping Score (article about CUC)] ] [ [http://www.styleweekly.com/article.asp?idarticle=16794 "Holton's Rebellion", April 16, 2008, Style Weekly] ]

Education

Holton is a graduate of the University of Virginia.

References


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