Biography

1916 - 2005

Personal Life & Education:

Edwin G. Holl (R), born in 1916, son of Paul and Margaret Rupp;  Taylor School of Business; Temple University; 2 children; died August 5, 2005.

Early Career:

Head, E. G. Holl Company; licensed FAA commercial pilot, flight instructor; trumpet player; member, past president, Landsdale Lions Club, District Government Cabinet; past president, Landsdale Youth Council; founder, president, trustee, North Penn YMCA; former board chair, Valley Forge Council, Boy Scouts of America; founder, past president, U.S. Navy League; chair, past president, North Penn United Way; colonel, Civil Air Patrol, Pa. Wing; member, Pa. Historical Museum Commission, Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA), State Transportation Advisory Committee, North Penn Church of Christ, Pa. Council on the Arts, Landsdale Historical Society, Manufacturers Golf & Country Club, Union League, Trinity Lutheran Church, Montgomery County Health & Benefits Council, Noyes Foundation, 32nd degree Mason, National Council, Boy Scouts of America.

Awards:

Landsdale Lions Club, North Penn Jr. Church of Christ Outstanding Community Service Award, YMCA Service to Youth Award, North Penn Church of Christ, Central Montgomery County Church of Christ Outstanding Citizen, B’nai B’rith Lifetime Achievement Award, National Federation of Independent Businesses Guardian of Small Business Award.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Pa. House of Representatives 1961-66; elected to the Pa. Senate 1966; chair, Banking & Insurance Committee; vice-chair, Transportation Commission; member, Appropriations, Environmental Resources & Energy Commission, Pa. Fire Fighters Legislative Caucus; left office November 30, 2002.

Pa. House of Representatives Biography

Cited: Pennsylvania Manual, Biographies of Members of the Senate, pg. 81; Volume 103, 1976-77.