Famous People with Name Holmes

Holmes Sterling Morrison, Jr            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Holmes Sterling Morrison, Jr: was one of the founding members of the rock group The Velvet Underground, usually playing electric guitar, occasionally bass guitar, and singing backing vocals.

Holmes Tuttle            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Holmes Tuttle: was a successful California businessman and autodealer, and headed President Ronald Reagan's unofficial "Kitchen Cabinet".[1]Though he never held public office, Tuttle was very involved in political affairs of the times. His political involvement began in 1952, when he campaigned for General Dwight D. Eisenhower.[1] He later campaigned for Richard Nixon, Barry Goldwater, and Gerald Ford as well. According to his son, Robert Tuttle, Holmes was a delegate to every Republican National Convention from 1960 to 1984.[1]

Carl Holmes            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Carl Holmes: is a Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 125th district. He has served since 1985.Prior to his election to the House, Holmes served as mayor of the city of Plains from 1982 to 1989. Since 1962 he has worked as a land

Robert Denison Holmes            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Robert Denison Holmes: was an American politician and journalist from the U.S. state of Oregon. A native of the state of New York, he worked in newspapers and radio before entering politics. Though a Republican early in his career, he served as a Democrat in the Oregon State Se

David Holmes            Origin/Culture/Country: American

David Holmes: was the last governor of the Mississippi Territory and the first governor of the State of Mississippi.In 1820, the state legislature elected Holmes to be one of Mississippi's Senators in the U.S. Congress, and he served from 1821 until late 1825, when his

Simon Hugh Holmes            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Simon Hugh Holmes: was a Nova Scotia politician, publisher and lawyer. He was the fourth Premier of Nova Scotia for ten years.The Tory government passed legislation to create county government, lengthened the training period for teachers, subsidized education for blind children and attempted to improve mine safety.

Robert Holmes            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Robert Holmes: was a publisher and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Huron West in the Canadian House of Commons from 1899 to 1904 as a Liberal. He was born in St. Catharines, Canada West. He was mayor of Trenton for four years. Holmes was first elected to the House of Commons in an 1899 by-election held after Malcolm Colin Cameron was named Lieutenant-Governor of the Northwest Territories. He ran unsuccessfully for re-election to the House of Commons in 1904 and 1908.