Notable Lewis Countians
Rush D. Holt Sr.
1905–1955
A Weston-born legislator elected to the United States Senate at 29 who waited until his thirtieth birthday to meet the Constitution's age requirement. Holt was born in Weston and launched his political career in West Virginia before his nationally watched Senate election.
Lewis County connection
Holt was born in Weston and launched his political career in West Virginia before his nationally watched Senate election.
United States Senator Rush D. Holt Sr.
Lewis County connection
Holt was born in Weston and launched his political career in West Virginia before his nationally watched Senate election.
Career and public significance
A Weston-born legislator elected to the United States Senate at 29 who waited until his thirtieth birthday to meet the Constitution's age requirement.
His youth made headlines, while his isolationism and contentious political alliances made him one of the state's more controversial twentieth-century senators.
Reading the record carefully
He was the youngest person elected to the Senate at that time, not the youngest person ever to serve; the page also avoids softening his controversial record.
Life and legacy
Timeline
1905
Born in Weston.
1934
Wins election to the United States Senate at age 29.
1935
Takes the oath after turning 30.
1955
Dies in Bethesda, Maryland.
Sources and further reading
How this profile was documented
- Rush D. Holt
Biographical Directory of Congress
Starting source for biographical dates, offices, achievements, and the Lewis County connection.
- Rush Holt papers
WVU Libraries
Starting source for biographical dates, offices, achievements, and the Lewis County connection.
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