Joseph F. Holt
| Joseph F. Holt | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 22nd district |
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In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1961 |
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| Preceded by | John J. Phillips |
| Succeeded by | James C. Corman |
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Joseph Franklin Holt, III July 6, 1924 Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Died | July 14, 1997 (aged 73) Santa Maria, California |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California |
| Awards | Purple Heart |
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| Service/branch | U.S. Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1943-1945, 1951 |
| Rank | Second lieutenant |
Joseph Franklin Holt, III (July 6, 1924 – July 14, 1997) was a U.S. Representative from California.
Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Holt moved to Los Angeles, California, with his parents when one year of age. He attended the public schools. Holt later enlisted as a private in the United States Marine Corps and was called to active duty in July 1943 during World War II. He was discharged as a Second Lieutenant in October 1945. Holt returned home and attended the University of Southern California where he earned a B.S. in 1947. He later engaged in the insurance business and then entered the public relations field. Eventually he became the state president of the Young Republicans of California and served as Richard Nixon's field director during the 1950 senate race against Helen Gahagan Douglas. In January 1951 was recalled to active duty with the Marine Corps and volunteered for duty in the Korean War. He was wounded in action and was awarded the Purple Heart.
Holt was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-third in 1952 and served three additional terms until he declined to run for reelection in 1960. In the 1952 Republican primary for the newly drawn 22nd congressional district in southern California he was aided by the strong endorsement of Nixon. His opponent, state senator Jack Tenney, felt that Nixon, a popular U.S. senator, should have remained neutral in the race, but Nixon countered by saying that Holt represented the sort of young veteran that congress needed.
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