Hudson Holliday

Last updated
Hudson Holliday Hollidaycamo.jpg
Pearl River County Supervisor [1]
Assumed office
November 6, 2007
Personal details
Born (1944-09-24) September 24, 1944 (age 80)
Poplarville, Mississippi
Political party Republican
SpousePaulette Kirkland Holliday
Website Official Website
Military service
Branch/service Mississippi National Guard
Years of service39
Rank Major General

Laughlin Hudson Holliday (born September 24, 1944) is a two-star General from Poplarville, Mississippi. Holliday is currently serving as a Pearl River County Supervisor and was a candidate for governor of Mississippi in 2011. [2]

Contents

Education

Holliday graduated from Poplarville public schools, [3] Pearl River Community College and University of Southern Mississippi with a degree in Business Administration. [4] In 1995, he graduated from the U. S. Army War College and in 2005 was inducted into the Fort Benning, Georgia Officer Candidate School (OCS) Hall of Fame. [5]

Career

Holliday worked in oil fields and mechanic shops during the summer while in college, and since graduating has been involved in a wide variety of jobs in farming, timber harvesting, home building, heavy construction, law enforcement, real estate development, soldiering, and even crop dusting with an airplane. Upon completing basic training in the Mississippi Army National Guard, he worked for the Boeing Company on the Saturn Project, starting as a methods analyst and rising to be the administrative assistant to the manager of Industrial Engineering/Production Control. When the Saturn program ended, he enrolled in OCS at Fort Benning, Georgia, graduating as a 2nd Lt. In addition to being a county supervisor, he is involved in the restoration of wetlands.

Personal life

He and his wife, have three children and two grandchildren. They are members of the United Methodist Church. Holliday's interests include government, restoring old cars, flying airplanes, and riding motorcycles.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Interstate 59</span> Interstate Highway in the southeastern US

Interstate 59 (I-59) is an Interstate Highway located in the southeastern United States. It is a north–south route that spans 445.23 miles (716.53 km) from a junction with I-10 and I-12 at Slidell, Louisiana, to a junction with I-24 near Wildwood, Georgia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pearl River County, Mississippi</span> County in Mississippi, United States

Pearl River County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The population was 56,145 at the 2020 census. Its county seat is Poplarville. Pearl River County comprises the Picayune, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the New Orleans-Metairie-Hammond, LA-MS Combined Statistical Area. Pearl River County is a dry county, and as such, the sale, transportation, and even private possession of beverage alcohol is prohibited by law, except within Picayune and Poplarville.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Picayune, Mississippi</span> City in Mississippi, United States

Picayune is the largest city in Pearl River County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 11,885 at the 2020 census. The city is located approximately 45 miles (72 km) from New Orleans, Hattiesburg, and Gulfport–Biloxi. The Stennis Space Center is 10 miles (16 km) away. Picayune is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Hammond combined statistical area.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Poplarville, Mississippi</span> City in Mississippi, United States

Poplarville is a city in Pearl River County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,894. It is the county seat of Pearl River County. It hosts an annual Blueberry Jubilee, which includes rides, craft vendors and rodeos.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Theodore G. Bilbo</span> American politician (1877–1947)

Theodore Gilmore Bilbo was an American politician who twice served as governor of Mississippi and later was elected a U.S. Senator (1935–1947). Bilbo was a demagogue and filibusterer whose name was synonymous with white supremacy. Like many Southern Democrats of his era, Bilbo believed that black people were inferior; he defended segregation, and was a member of the Ku Klux Klan, the United States' largest white supremacist terrorist organization. He also published a pro-segregation work, Take Your Choice: Separation or Mongrelization.

Officer candidate or officer aspirant (OA) is a rank in some militaries of the world that is an appointed position while a person is in training to become an officer. More often than not, an officer candidate was a civilian who applied to join the military directly as an officer. Officer candidates are, therefore, not considered of the same status as enlisted personnel.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Officer Candidate School (United States Army)</span> US Army Officer commissioning program

The United States Army's Officer Candidate School (OCS) is an officer training program that trains, assesses, and evaluates potential Commissioned Officers of the U.S. Army, U.S. Army Reserve, and Army National Guard. Officer Candidates are former enlisted members, Warrant Officers, inter-service transfers, or civilian college graduates who have enlisted as an "09S" to attend OCS after they have completed Basic Combat Training (BCT).

Mack Charles Parker was a Black American victim of lynching in the United States. He had been accused of raping a pregnant white woman in northern Pearl River County, Mississippi. Three days before he was to stand trial, Parker was kidnapped from his jail cell in the Pearl River County Courthouse by a mob, beaten and shot. His body was found in the Pearl River, 20 miles west of Poplarville, 10 days later. Following an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the men who killed him were released. Despite confessions, no one was ever indicted for the killing. Historian Howard Smead called the killing the "last classic lynching in America."

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Georgia Military Institute</span>

The Georgia Military Institute (GMI) was established on 110 acres (0.45 km2) in Marietta, Georgia, United States, on July 1, 1851. It was burned by the Union Army during the Civil War and was never rebuilt.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jackson's Military Road</span>

Jackson's Military Road was a 19th-century route connecting Nashville, Tennessee, with New Orleans, Louisiana. After the War of 1812, Congress appropriated funds in 1816 to build and improve this road. It was completed in 1820. The road was named for then General Andrew Jackson, hero of the United States victory at the Battle of New Orleans against British forces.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Robert B. Nett</span>

Robert Burton Nett was a United States Army officer and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the campaign to recapture the Philippines in World War II.

The Lamar County School District (LCSD) is a public school district based in Purvis, Mississippi (USA).

The Lumberton Public School District was a public school district based in Lumberton, Mississippi, United States.

The Poplarville School District is a public school district based in Poplarville, Mississippi (USA).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2011 Mississippi gubernatorial election</span>

The 2011 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2011. Incumbent Republican Governor of Mississippi Haley Barbour was unable to run for a third term due to term limits.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2011 United States gubernatorial elections</span>

United States gubernatorial elections were held in four states in October and November 2011, with regularly scheduled elections in Kentucky, Mississippi, and Louisiana; and a special election in West Virginia. None of these four governorships changed party hands, with Democratic incumbents Steve Beshear and Earl Ray Tomblin winning in Kentucky and West Virginia, respectively; and Republicans re-electing Bobby Jindal in Louisiana and holding the open seat in Mississippi.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1924 Alabama Crimson Tide football team</span> American college football season

The 1924 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama in the 1924 Southern Conference football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 31st overall and 3rd season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The team was led by head coach Wallace Wade, in his second year, and played their home games at Denny Field in Tuscaloosa, at Rickwood Field in Birmingham and at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and one loss, as Southern Conference champions and won the Champ Pickens Trophy.

Jansen Tosh Owen is an American attorney and politician, representing the 106th district in the Mississippi House of Representatives since 2020.

Jesse E. Stockstill was a lawyer, city attorney, and state legislator in Mississippi. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives and the Mississippi Sovereignty Commission.

Keith J. Daniels was an American college football coach. He was the head football coach for Pearl River Community College from 1995 until his death in October 2000.

References

  1. "Allison elected sheriff, county has four new supervisors » Local News » the Picayune Item". Archived from the original on 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
  2. "Holliday says he is planning to run for governor » Local News » the Picayune Item". Archived from the original on 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
  3. http://www.mississippiwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Hudson_Holliday Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine Hudson Holliday Mississippi Wiki Page
  4. http://www.ng.mil/ngbgomo/library/bio/holliday_lh.htm Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine National Guard Bureau Bio Page
  5. Hudson Holliday Official Biography