Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Ivey Blanton Holt

Full Name: Ivey Blanton Holt
Birth date: May 4, 1900
Death date: January 6, 1982

Terms of Service

House, 51st ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
1/11/1949 - 6/30/1949
Democrat
House, 50th Legislature
1/14/1947 - 1/11/1949
Democrat

(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.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

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

Photographs

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

Other Resources

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 .
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) .