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Holmes Moss Alexander (January 29, 1906 - December 5, 1985) was an American historian, journalist, syndicated columnist, and politician, originally from Parkersburg, West Virginia. His maternal uncle, Hunter Holmes Moss, Jr., was a circuit judge and then a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from West Virginia, having served from 1913 until his death in 1916. A conservative Republican, Alexander served for a time in the Maryland House of Delegates.[1]
Holmes' books include The American Talleyrand: Martin Van Buren (1935), Aaron Burr: The Proud Pretender (1937), American Nabob (1939), and Selena: A Romantic Novel (1941).[2]
Alexander was married to the former Mary Morgan Barksdale. He resided in Owings Mills in Baltimore County, Maryland, where he is interred at Saint Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery.[3]
References
- ↑ Blair-Moss-Alexander family of West Virginia". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved on February 24, 2012.
- ↑ Works of Holmes Alexander. unz.org.
- ↑ Holmes Alexander. image2.findagrave.com. Retrieved on Feberuary 24, 2012.
