Holloway, W. R. (William Robeson), 1836-1911
Variant namesWilliam Robeson Holloway (1836-1911) was born in Richmond, Wayne County, Ind. He married Eliza Burbank in 1858 and in 1861 began working as Governor Oliver P. Morton's private secretary. In 1864 he invested in the "Indianapolis Journal" and was appointed state printer in 1865. He returned to the position as Morton's private secretary in 1867, and in 1869 became postmaster of Indianapolis. Holloway ran the "Indianapolis Times" from 1880-1886 and became involved with the Indianapolis Cable Street Railway Company in 1887. He worked for the Republican party in the 1890s.
From the description of Papers, 1795-1903. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 50575064
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| creatorOf | Holloway, W. R. (William Robeson), 1836-1911. Letter : Centerville, Ind., to Joseph H. Barrett, [Cincinnati?], 1860 Sept. 19. | Texas Christian University | |
| referencedIn | Fairbanks mss., 1819-1939 | Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) | |
| referencedIn | Wallace, Lew, 1827-1905. Papers, 1799-1923 (bulk 1846-1906). | Indiana Historical Society Library | |
| creatorOf | Holloway, William R. (William Robeson), 1836-1911. Papers, 1795-1903. | Indiana Historical Society Library | |
| referencedIn | Century Company records | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division |
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| associatedWith | Barrett, Joseph H. (Joseph Hartwell), 1824-1910. | person |
| associatedWith | Barton, William Eleazar, 1861-1930, | person |
| correspondedWith | Century Company | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935 | person |
| associatedWith | Fairbanks, Charles W. (Charles Warren), 1852-1918 | person |
| associatedWith | Foulke, William Dudley, 1848-1935. | person |
| associatedWith | Hanna, Marcus Alonzo, 1837-1904. | person |
| associatedWith | Holloway family | family |
| associatedWith | Indianapolis Cable Street Railway Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | McKinley, William, 1843-1901. | person |
| associatedWith | Morton family. | family |
| associatedWith | Morton, Oliver P. (Oliver Perry), 1823-1877. | person |
| associatedWith | Republican Party (Ind.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Wallace, Lew, 1827-1905. | person |
| associatedWith | William E. Barton Collection of Lincolniana (University of Chicago) | corporateBody |
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