Richard Holden (politician)
| Richard B. Holden | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Westmount-Saint-Georges | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 7, 1931 |
| Died | September 18, 2005 (aged 74) Marché Atwater apartment, Montreal |
| Cause of death | Suicide |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Independent |
| Children | Arthur, Christopher, Caroline |
| Residence | Westmount, Quebec |
| Occupation | Politician and lawyer |
Richard B. Holden (7 July 1931 – September 18, 2005) was a lawyer and member of the provincial legislature of Quebec, Canada. An obituary describes him as cynical and self-deprecating, a boulevardier and a .
Holden's father was an engineer; his grandfather found fortune with a company that procured boots for soldiers during World War I . Holden studied law at McGill University and the Université de Montréal and political science at the Universite de Grenoble.
He divorced Helene Papachristidis in 1981. He was survived by children Christopher, Arthur, and Caroline.
Holden first entered politics running as an independent candidate in the district of Westmount-Saint-Georges in 1962. He stood opposed to Hydro-Québec's nationalization. He finished second, ahead of the Union Nationale candidate.
Holden also ran unsuccessfully for the Progressive Conservatives in the 1979 federal election in the riding of Dollard placing a distant second place.
He was elected to the legislature in the 1989 election in Westmount as a candidate of the federalist, English-rights Equality Party, but was expelled from the party caucus for balking at party discipline.
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