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Linwood Holton
Linwood Holton | |
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| In office February 28, 1974 – January 31, 1975 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Marshall Wright |
| Succeeded by | Robert J.
McCloskey |
| In office January 17, 1970 – January 12, 1974 | |
| Lieutenant | Sargeant Reynolds Henry Howell |
| Preceded by | Mills E. Godwin, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Mills E.
Godwin, Jr. |
| Born | Abner Linwood Holton, Jr. (1923-09-21)September 21, 1923 Big Stone Gap, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | October 28, 2021(2021-10-28) (aged 98) Kilmarnock, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Children | Anne Woody Dwight Tayloe |
| Alma mater | Washington and Lee University Harvard University |
Abner Linwood Holton, Jr. (September 21, 1923 – October 28, 2021) was an American and attorney.
Born in in Big Stone Gap. Served in U.S. Navy during World War II. Education: W&L and Harvard Law. Practiced law in Roanoke from until.
He served as the 61st Governor of Virginia. He served as governor from 1970 to 1974. He was the first Republican governor since Reconstruction.[1][2] Holton, Jr. was born in