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Raised in Londonderry, New Hampshire, John Anderson Holmes taught his way through school. Upon graduation, he turned to surveying, farming, building and trading. Eventually he concentrated on the hardware business, developing substantial holdings which he sold when he came to Beloit. Upon his arrival in beloit in 1874, he erected a substantial set of buildings, including this house.
When the Beloit Savings Bank was oragnized in 1881, he was requested to take charge of it as Secretary and Treasurer. He was also elected to the City Council for six years. He was City Surveyor and Rock County Surveyor for a time. In 1877, he was named an elder in the Presbyterian Church, and held high offices in the church in addition to his duties as a public servant.
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