Amy Arnold Holloway

Amy Arnold Holloway
6th First Lady of Oklahoma
In office March 20, 1929 – January 12, 1931
Governor	William J. Holloway
Preceded by	Ethel Littleton Johnston
Succeeded by	Mary Alice Hearrell Murray
Personal details
Born	Amy Augusta Arnold (1894-09-30)September 30, 1894 Paducah, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	September 8, 1969(1969-09-08) (aged 74)
Spouse	William J. Holloway ​ (m. 1917)​
Children	William Judson Holloway Jr.
Education	Ouachita College

Amy Augusta Arnold Holloway (September 30, 1894 – September 8, 1969) was an American teacher who served as the 6th First Lady of Oklahoma from 1929 to 1931 during the tenure of her husband William J. Holloway. She was also the mother of Judge William Judson Holloway Jr.

Biography

Amy Augusta Arnold was born on September 30, 1894, in Paducah, Kentucky, to Richard and Fannie Arnold. She was raised in Texarkana, Arkansas, attended Ouachita College, and met her future husband William J. Holloway while working as a teacher in Hugo, Oklahoma. The couple married on June 16, 1917.[1]

She served as the 6th First Lady of Oklahoma from 1929 to 1931 during the tenure of her husband.[2] Holloway did not help her husband campaign and died on September 8, 1969. She was buried at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Oklahoma City. She had one son: William Judson Holloway Jr.[1]

References

1. "Inaugural Impressions: Amy Arnold Holloway (1894–1969)". okhistory.org. Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
2. Paustenbaugh, Jennifer. "Oklahoma's First Ladies From Territorial Days To The Present Time". Retrieved October 30, 2024.