Bios: J. A. HOLLAND, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens
  
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      J. A. HOLLAND,
  
  [p. 673] wholesale liquor dealer at New Castle, with business house at
  No. 136 East Long Street, was born in Venango County, Pennsylvania,
  where he was reared and obtained his education.
  
  Almost in boyhood, Mr. Holland learned telegraphing, and this he
  followed for five years and was considered an expert operator. In 1884
  he turned his attention to a banking business, at Dubois, in Clearfield
  County, where he resided for fifteen years. In 1902 he came to New
  Castle and bought out the liquor house of John Lewis and established the
  wholesale house of Holland & Milliron. The business is exclusively
  wholesale.
  
  In 1892, Mr. Holland was married to Miss Josephine Mead, who was reared
  at Dubois, Pennsylvania. They have two sons, Albert and John. Mr.
  Holland takes Considerable interest in local politics. He is a man of
  public spirit and is liberal in his contributions to benevolent enterprises.
  
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  20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and
  Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing
  Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
  
  Updated: 23 Nov 2001