Notable Lewis Countians
Rush D. Holt Jr.
1948–
A physicist, arms-control expert, eight-term New Jersey congressman, and former chief executive of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Holt was born in Weston to Rush Holt Sr. and Helen Froelich Holt, though his adult career was built principally outside West Virginia.
Lewis County connection
Holt was born in Weston to Rush Holt Sr. and Helen Froelich Holt, though his adult career was built principally outside West Virginia.
Official congressional portrait of physicist and Representative Rush D. Holt Jr.
Lewis County connection
Holt was born in Weston to Rush Holt Sr. and Helen Froelich Holt, though his adult career was built principally outside West Virginia.
Career and public significance
A physicist, arms-control expert, eight-term New Jersey congressman, and former chief executive of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
He brought scientific training into electoral politics and later represented the nation's largest multidisciplinary scientific society.
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This is a birthplace and family connection rather than a claim that his congressional constituency was in Lewis County; living-person details are limited to public roles.
Life and legacy
Timeline
1948
Born in Weston.
1999–2015
Serves eight terms in the United States House from New Jersey.
2015–2019
Leads the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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