Horace Moore Holden

Horace Moore Holden (March 5, 1866 – February 7, 1936)^[1] was an American lawyer and judge who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia from 1907 to 1911.

Horace Moore Holden was born on March 5, 1866, in Warren County, Georgia. His father was William Franklin Holden,^[2] "a prominent citizen of the county at that time".^[1] Holden became a student at the University of Georgia in the fall of 1883 and graduated in 1885.^[2]

On February 22, 1886, Holden was admitted to the bar in Taliaferro County, Georgia. On April 12, 1886, he began practicing law in Crawfordville, Georgia.^[2]

In 1894, Holden was elected as a Democratic nominee for a seat in the Georgia House of Representatives.^[1][2] He became a member of the state Democratic campaign committee in 1896, and a member of the Democratic executive committee for Georgia's 10th congressional district in 1900.^[2]

In 1900, Holden was elected judge of the Northern Judicial Circuit. In 1904, he was re-elected without opposition.^[2] In 1907, Holden was appointed by Governor M. Hoke Smith to become an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia.^[2] Holden served on the Supreme Court of Georgia from 1907 to 1911.^[3]

On June 1, 1883, Holden married Mary Corry.^[2] Holden died in his home in Crawfordville, Georgia, at the age of 70, following a brief illness.^[1]

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