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William Judson Holloway (December 15, 1888 – January 27, 1970) was an American principal, lawyer, and politician who served as the fourth Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma. Following Henry S. Johnston’s impeachment and removal from office, Holloway became the eighth governor of Oklahoma. Prior to becoming governor, Holloway was a Hugo schoolteacher, a state senator and President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate. As governor he was responsible for reforming Oklahoma's election laws and addressing transportation problems. Holloway died in 1970 in Oklahoma City. His son, William Judson Holloway Jr., was a United States federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. ==Early life and career== William Judson Holloway was born on December 15, 1888, in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.〔Burke, Bob. (HOLLOWAY, WILLIAM JUDSON (1888-1970) ), (Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture ). (accessed July 16, 2013)〕 Holloway’s father, a Baptist pastor, sent him to Ouachita Baptist College (now Ouachita Baptist University).〔(Biographical Note William Holloway ), Oklahoma Department of Libraries. (accessed July 16, 2013)〕 After receiving his degree in 1910, Holloway traveled to Illinois to study at the University of Chicago.〔 After completing his education, Holloway moved his family to Hugo, Oklahoma where he became the principal of a local high school.〔 While in Hugo, Holloway became to study law. Admitted to Cumberland School of Law in 1914, Holloway would earn a law degree and return to practice in Hugo.〔 In 1916, running on the Democratic ticket, Holloway became the county attorney for Choctaw County, Oklahoma.〔 On June 16, 1917, Holloway married Hugo schoolteacher Amy Arnold.〔 Holloway volunteered for officers' training school in World War I, but the war ended before he could serve.〔 In 1920, he was elected to the Oklahoma Senate to represent Choctaw, McCurtain, and Pushmataha counties.〔 In 1925, he was elected by his fellow state senators as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate.〔 Holloway had only served two years of his second term when he ran on the Democratic ticket for election of the Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma.〔 At the time, the office was vacant following the succession of former Lieutenant Governor Martin E. Trapp to the governorship after Governor John C. Walton’s removal from office.〔(WALTON, JOHN CALLOWAY ), (Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture ). (accessed July 16, 2013)〕 His six years of experience as a state senator, and his reputation as a friend to teachers and education reform, earned Holloway the election and he become the third Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William J. Holloway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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