Background
He was born in Suffolk, England, and emigrated to the United States in 1837.
He was born in Suffolk, England, and emigrated to the United States in 1837.
He lived in New Jersey until 1852, when he moved west to California and, later the same year, to Oregon. Following the resignation of Mayor Henry Failing, Holmes was chosen to succeed him as mayor by a vote of the city council on December 1, 1866. Thomas Holmes died at his Portland home of a stroke on June 18, 1867, only one day after being elected to a full term as mayor.
Byron Holmes served in the Oregon House of Representatives, specifically.