Obituary of THOMAS M. HOLLAND, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana

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From The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.  
Microfilm at the LaSalle Parish Library located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.

Many Thanks to The Times - Signal and to the LaSalle Parish Library for 
allowing the following to be added to the Archives.





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Date:  March 19, 1936, Thursday

Headline:  T. M. Holland, State Senator, Well Known Here, Dies Monday

State Senator Thomas M. Holland of Tangipahoa-St. Helena District, died 
suddenly at his home in Greensburg on Monday night, March 16.  Mr. Holland 
was well-known in Jena having visited here several times.  He was a classmate 
of P. S. Gaharan, Jr., at Louisiana State University.

Senator Holland was 38 years old and had been in poor health for at least two 
yeas, but his death was unexpected.  He was first elected to the state senate 
in 1932 and was re-elected for a second term in the January 21 primary.  He 
was a leader of the state administration forces.

He was the son of the late Thomas M. Holland, veteran editor of the 
Greensburg Echo, a weekly newspaper and of Etta Shaw Holland.

He is survived by his widow, who was Miss Doris Lindsey of Greensburg, and a 
16 month old son, Philip, and a month old daughter, Dorothy Anne Holland; 
four sisters Mrs. O. G. Price of Covington, La., Miss Lillie Holland and Mrs. 
H. W. Lindsey, Jr., of Baton Rouge, and Mrs. Edwin Schilling of Greensburg 
and two brothers, Lake Holland of New Orleans and Clyde Holland of Greensburg