William H. Holland (politician)
William H. Holland (1841 – May 27, 1907) was an educator who served one term in the Texas Legislature. He was the brother of Medal of Honor recipient Milton M. Holland. He was born into slavery in Marshall, Texas in 1841, the child of Captain Bird Holland and a slave named Matilda. At some time during the 1850s, his father purchased his freedom along with his two brothers and sent them to attend an abolitionist-run school in Ohio. In 2018, the city council of Austin, Texas, voted to rename Jeff Davis Avenue to William Holland Avenue.
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William H. Holland (politician)
William H. Holland (1841 – May 27, 1907) was an educator who served one term in the Texas Legislature. He was the brother of Medal of Honor recipient Milton M. Holland. He was born into slavery in Marshall, Texas in 1841, the child of Captain Bird Holland and a slave named Matilda. At some time during the 1850s, his father purchased his freedom along with his two brothers and sent them to attend an abolitionist-run school in Ohio. In 2018, the city council of Austin, Texas, voted to rename Jeff Davis Avenue to William Holland Avenue.
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Oberlin College
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Marshall, Texas, USA
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Eliza H. James
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1879-01-14
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1876-04-18
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