# David Holmes

> David Holmes was an American politician in Virginia and Mississippi. He served five terms as a U.S. congressman from Virginia's 2nd congressional district and later was important in Mississippi's development as a state. The federal government appointed him as the fourth and last governor of the Mississippi Territory. In 1817, he was unanimously elected as the first governor of the state of Mississippi. He served a term as U.S. senator from Mississippi, appointed to fill a vacancy until elected by the legislature. Elected again as governor, he was forced to resign early due to ill health. He returned to Virginia in his last years.

*American politician (1769-1832), first governor of the State of Mississippi*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1769-03-10
- **Died:** 1832-08-20
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 43.9 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.7 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 10.3 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [David Holmes (politiker)](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Holmes_(politiker))
- [ديفيد هولمز](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AF_%D9%87%D9%88%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B2)
- [ديفيد هولمز](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AF_%D9%87%D9%88%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B2)
- [دیوید هولمز](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%AF_%D9%87%D9%88%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B2)
- [David Holmes (Politiker)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Holmes_(Politiker))
- [David Holmes (politician)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Holmes_(politician))
- [دیوید هولمز (سیاستمدار)](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%AF_%D9%87%D9%88%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B2_(%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1))
- [David Holmes (homme politique)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Holmes_(homme_politique))
- [דייוויד הולמס](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%93%D7%99%D7%99%D7%95%D7%95%D7%99%D7%93_%D7%94%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%9E%D7%A1)
- [David Holmes (politikus)](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Holmes_(politikus))
- [David Holmes (Senator)](https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Holmes_(Senator))
- [Холмс, Дэвид (губернатор)](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BC%D1%81%2C_%D0%94%D1%8D%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4_(%D0%B3%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q375788)

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