Holt, Marjorie S. (Marjorie Sewell), 1920-2018
Marjorie Sewell Holt represented Maryland's 4th Congressional district from 1973 to 1986. She was born in Birmingham, Alabama, on September 17, 1920. While attending Jacksonville Junior College, she met Duncan M. Holt, and the two were married in 1946, after his return from military service. By that time, Mrs. Holt had completed her undergraduate studies and was enrolled at the University of Florida's School of Law. In 1949, she received her law degree, graduating in the top two percent of her class. The following year, the couple and their young daughter moved to Anne Arundel County, Maryland, where Duncan was employed by Westinghouse as a mechanical engineer. Here Mrs. Holt became active in the Republican Party on the precinct level while raising her one son and two daughters.
In 1962 she joined the Maryland Bar Association and began to practice law. Also in 1962, she ran for a seat in the Maryland House of Delegates but was defeated due to a lack of previous political experience. Feeling that she might have a better chance of obtaining an administrative position, she decided to run for the office of Clerk of the Circuit Court of Anne Arundel County, and in 1966, she defeated the Democratic incumbent, Louis Phipps, to gain that office. As Clerk of the Circuit Court, Mrs. Holt gained a reputation for innovation and practical management; she greatly streamlined court procedures and introduced the use of computers.
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