Hal Holmes

Hal Holmes
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Washington's 4th district
In office
January 3, 1943  January 3, 1959
Preceded byKnute Hill
Succeeded byCatherine D. May
Personal details
Born
Otis Halbert Holmes

(1902-02-22)February 22, 1902
Cresco, Iowa, U.S.
DiedJuly 27, 1977(1977-07-27) (aged 75)
Yakima, Washington, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
RelationsDudley C. Haskell (grandfather)
Alma materWhitman College
Columbia University

Otis Halbert Holmes (February 22, 1902 – July 27, 1977) was a U.S. Representative from Washington state, serving a total of eight consecutive terms, from 1943 to 1959. He did not stand for re-election in 1958, retiring to his ranch.

Starting his career as a teacher and academic, Holmes also became a livestock rancher in Eastern Washington. He joined the Republican Party and entered politics. He was a grandson of US Representative Dudley C. Haskell (R-KS).