Alvin Holmes | |
|---|---|
| Member of the
Alabama House of Representatives from the 78th district | |
| In office 1974–2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 26, 1939 Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | November 21, 2020 (aged 81) Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater |
Alabama State University Faulkner University |
| Profession | real estate broker, professor |
Alvin Adolf Holmes (October 26, 1939 – November 21, 2020) was an American politician who served as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 78th District from 1974 to 2018. He was a member of the Democratic Party and was African American.
Alvin Holmes was an Alabama Delegate to the 1968 Democratic National Convention and again to the 1996 Democratic National Convention. [1]
He campaigned to remove the Confederate flag from Alabama's capitol.
Holmes died on November 21, 2020, at the age of 81. [2]
References
- ^ "Gadsden Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
- ^ Alvin Holmes, longtime outspoken Alabama legislator who fought for equality, dies
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Alvin Holmes | |
|---|---|
| Member of the
Alabama House of Representatives from the 78th district | |
| In office 1974–2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 26, 1939 Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | November 21, 2020 (aged 81) Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater |
Alabama State University Faulkner University |
| Profession | real estate broker, professor |
Alvin Adolf Holmes (October 26, 1939 – November 21, 2020) was an American politician who served as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 78th District from 1974 to 2018. He was a member of the Democratic Party and was African American.
Alvin Holmes was an Alabama Delegate to the 1968 Democratic National Convention and again to the 1996 Democratic National Convention. [1]
He campaigned to remove the Confederate flag from Alabama's capitol.
Holmes died on November 21, 2020, at the age of 81. [2]
References
- ^ "Gadsden Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
- ^ Alvin Holmes, longtime outspoken Alabama legislator who fought for equality, dies
|
| This article about an Alabama politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1939 births
- 2020 deaths
- Democratic Party members of the Alabama House of Representatives
- African-American state legislators in Alabama
- Politicians from Montgomery, Alabama
- 21st-century American legislators
- Alabama State University alumni
- Faulkner University alumni
- 21st-century African-American politicians
- 20th-century African-American people
- 21st-century Alabama politicians
- Alabama politician stubs