Ivey Blanton Holt

Full Name: Ivey Blanton Holt
Date of birth: May 4, 1900
Date of death: January 6, 1982

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	120	Jan 11, 1949 - Jun 30, 1949	51st ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Olton / Lamb		Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Floyd, Hale, Lamb, Parmer, Swisher
H	120	Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949	50th	Democrat	Olton / Lamb		Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Floyd, Hale, Lamb, Parmer, Swisher

(1) Harold M. LaFont, in special election 11/8/1949, sworn 1/31/1950, succeeded I.B. Holt, resigned 6/30/1949. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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House District 120
Jan 11, 1949 - Jun 30, 1949
Legislatures: 51st ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Olton / Lamb
Counties in district: Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Floyd, Hale, Lamb, Parmer, Swisher

House District 120
Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949
Legislatures: 50th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Olton / Lamb
Counties in district: Bailey, Briscoe, Castro, Floyd, Hale, Lamb, Parmer, Swisher

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Resolutions and Journal entries

51st Legislature, R.S., HSR 267. Appointed U.S. Postmaster for Olton, Texas. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Military Service Notes

United States Army, Sergeant, World War I. Military grave marker, Ivey B. Holt (1897-1982), burial in Olton Cemetery, Olton, Lamb County. Find a Grave.

Other Resources

Postmaster Ivey B. Holt, photo with Lieutenant Governor Preston Smith. "New Olton Post Office Gets 'Zip' Dedication," 7/12/1964, pp. 1, 10. Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.
Involvement in groundwater legislation, "'Of Urgent Concern': What Prompted House Bill 162, the Groundwater Conservation Act of 1949," by Charles Porter, Volume LXXXVIII, 2017. Panhandle-Plains Historical Review.
"I.B. Holt of Olton Announces for Representative," Tulia Herald, 4/18/1946, p. 1, crediting Swisher County Library. County Judge of Lamb County. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Photograph. I. B. Holt, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. I. B. Holt, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ivey B. Holt, Donated Material
Photograph. Olton Postmaster Ivey 'Doc' Holt inspects new postal stamps., Donated Material
Photograph. Ivey B. Holt, Donated Material

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

50th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
51st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

51st R.S. - 1949 Conservation and Reclamation Highways and Roads (Chair) Livestock and Stock Raising Revenue and Taxation State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions Texas State Board of Examiners in Optometry, Investigation, Special
50th R.S. - 1947 Agriculture Conservation and Reclamation Highways and Roads (Vice Chair) Judicial Districts State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions

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