Frederick Van Voorhies Holman
Frederick Van Voorhies Holman was a prominent lawyer and civic leader of the late 19th and early 20th160centuries in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. Legal counsel for the Portland Railway, Light and Power Company and other businesses, he was active in Democratic Party politics and in civic organizations. President of the Oregon Historical Society from 1908 through 1927, he was known for his biography of John McLoughlin. A great admirer of roses, Holman helped organize the Portland Rose Society and is credited with giving Portland one of its nicknames, Rose City. A parcel of land once owned by Holman became Holman Park, which was later merged with other parks and parcels to form Portlands Forest Park in 1948.
Holmans parents were James Duval Holman and Rachel Hixson Holman, both originally from Kentucky. Holmans greatgrandfather, Thomas Holman, emigrated from England to South Carolina in 1730. His grandfather, John Holman, born in Kentucky, fought in the War of 1812 and emigrated to Oregon in 1843. His father, James Duval Holman, one of the founders of Pacific City, moved to Portland in 1857. The J.D. Holman School in Portland was named in his honor.
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