About Alvin Holmes
Lived 1939 – 2020 (aged 81). Alvin Holmes was an American politician.
Alvin Adolf Holmes (October 26, 1939 – November 21, 2020) was an American politician who served as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 78th District from 1974 to 2018. He was a member of the Democratic Party and was African American.
Alvin Holmes was an Alabama Delegate to the 1968 Democratic National Convention and again to the 1996 Democratic National Convention.
He campaigned to remove the Confederate flag from Alabama's capitol.
Holmes died on November 21, 2020, at the age of 81.
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Who was Alvin Holmes?
politician
When was Alvin Holmes born?
Alvin Holmes was born on 26 October 1939 in Montgomery.
When did Alvin Holmes die?
Alvin Holmes died on 21 November 2020 in Alabama, Montgomery, Alabama.
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Alvin Holmes was a politician.
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Alvin Holmes was American.
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