Marjorie Holt turns 88 this week
By Wally EdgeMaryland has fourteen living former Members of Congress; the oldest is Marjorie Holt, who turns 88 on Wednesday. The Anne Arundel Republican was elected to the House in 1972 and served until her retirement in 1986. The others: Michael Barnes, Robert Bauman, Helen Delich Bentley, Beverly Byron, Roy Dyson, Bob Ehrlich, Lawrence Hogan, Charles Mathias, Thomas McMillan, Kweisi Mfume, Connie Morella, Paul Sarbanes and Albert Wynn.
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I remember in 1974, Mrs. Holt was the commencement speaker at my 6th grade graduation from Pershing Hill Elementary School on Ft. Meade. I don't recall what she said, but remember thinking, gee, what a nice lady. At that age, I had no idea what a Member of Congress was all about. Oddly, I remember she wore a flora print dress and had a hat with her...
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Technically, Joseph Tydings was also a Member of Congress (though in the Senate) and is still alive.
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