Virginia Paul Holm Bye''Billy Williams: Minnesota's Assistant Governor'', Britts, Maurice W., 1977 /ref> (March 14, 1902 – October 1968) was a
Minnesota
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, a member of the
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Minnesota
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Holm was appointed to the position in 1952 by Gov.
Elmer Anderson
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. She succeeded H.H. Chesterman, who had himself previously been appointed to fill the vacancy left by the death of Holm's husband, former Secretary of State
Mike Holm
Mike Holm (June 17, 1876 – July 6, 1952) was a Swedish-born American politician and the longest-serving Minnesota Secretary of State, serving from January 4, 1921 until his death. His wife, Virginia Paul Holm, later succeeded him in the offi ...
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Holm won election in her own right in November 1952, but lost her bid for re-election in 1954.Minnesota Legislative Reference Library /ref> Her name on the ballot was Mrs. Mike Holm.