George M. Holmes
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| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 41st District | |
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In office 1974–1976 |
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In office 1978–2008 |
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June 20, 1929 Mount Airy, North Carolina |
| Died | December 31, 2009 (aged 80) Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Barbara Ann Ireland |
| Children | one daughter |
| Alma mater | Appalachian State University |
| Occupation | real estate broker |
George Milton Holmes (June 20, 1929 – December 31, 2009) was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 92nd House district, including constituents in eastern Surry, northern Iredell and Yadkin counties. A retiree from Hamptonville, North Carolina, Holmes began serving his sixteenth term in January 2007. He was one of the longest serving North Carolina legislators. He died on December 31, 2009 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Holmes, a native of Mount Airy, North Carolina, was a 1954 graduate of Appalachian State University. At Appalachian, he received a football scholarship. Holmes married Barbara Ireland, the daughter of William Nelson Ireland, who was also a state legislator in the 1950s.
He taught at West Yadkin High School from 1954–1956, coaching football, baseball and basketball. In 1956, he joined W. N. Ireland Insurance Company in Yadkinville, North Carolina. He later became president and co-owner.
Holmes was first elected to state office in 1974 and has only been defeated once, in the post-Watergate backlash against Republicans in 1976. He was the minority whip from 1981–1982 and minority party joint caucus leader from 1983-84. When Republicans took over the state House in 1995, Holmes gained considerable power as the co-chairman of the House Appropriations Committee from 1995-98.
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