Robert Kelvin "Bob" Holliday (February 11, 1933 – February 28, 2014) was an American politician. Born in

Logan, West Virginia Logan is a city in Logan County, West Virginia, United States, along the Guyandotte River. The population was 1,438 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Logan County. History What is now Logan was initially called "Islands of the Guyandot" ...

, Holliday went to the

West Virginia University West Virginia University (WVU) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Morgantown, West Virginia. Its other campuses are those of the West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Beckley, Potomac State College ...

, the

West Virginia University Institute of Technology West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech, WVIT, WVU Beckley, or West Virginia Tech) is a public college in Beckley, West Virginia. It is a divisional campus of West Virginia University. History The college was founded in 1895 ...

, and

Marshall University Marshall University is a public research university in Huntington, West Virginia. It was founded in 1837 and is named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States. The university is currently composed of nine colleges: L ...

and was a newspaper editor and owner. He served in the

West Virginia House of Delegates The West Virginia House of Delegates is the lower house of the West Virginia Legislature. Only three states—Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia—refer to their lower house as the House of Delegates. Organization Regular sessions begin with ...

1962 to 1966 and then the

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from 1969 to 1972 and 1981 to 1994. He died in

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.West Virginia Resolution 15-The Honorable Robert K. Holliday
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1933 births 2014 deaths People from Logan, West Virginia West Virginia University alumni West Virginia University Institute of Technology alumni Marshall University alumni Members of the West Virginia House of Delegates West Virginia state senators {{WestVirginia-politician-stub