J. E. Holstadt

Holstadt in 1943

Jonas Edward Holstadt is the current governor of New Hanover, he propesed its constitution which grants him the only 6 year term for commonwealths within the United States. He released 7 Executive Orders winthin the first 3 months in office

Holstadt Passed Segregation in both houses of New Hanover legislature.

## Early Life & Education

In 1899, Holstadt was born to a German immigrant father and Norwegian immigrant mother, in Rochester Minnesota. Originally christened, "Jonas Edvard Mannson." In 1900 a younger brother came from an affair between his father and a Floridian woman in early 1900.

In 1904 the family moved to norway and lived with Mauds great grandfather, Albert Holstad, Count Holstad. In 1906 the family attended the coronation of Haakon VII.

In 1914. Holstadt and his family moved to germany with his father receiving a business opportunity, however he quickly became an envoy to Washington D.C. sending them to the United States. While in the United States holstadt would drive across america in his Ford Model T, arriving in the small texas town of Florence, where he stayed and worked with a family of dairy farmers, the Connallys in March 1916. Holstadt left florence with his father in August 1916. upon there return, Holstadt's parents separated and Edward moved back to Norway and stayed with his mother

In July 1917, Holstadt joined the norwegian navy, a centuries old family tradition. However he would return the the United States, serving as the ambassadors secretary and assistant, there he met and married Miryam Lee in virginia, granddaughter of Robert E. Lee. Holstadt already a natural born American citizen was honorably dischrged upon a few strings pulled by the ambassador, he and his wife as well as his brother and his wife settled in a small farm house in brooklyn Park, minnesota where he attended Augsburg University.

## Military Service

Once college was completed, and he got his masters degree is Theology, Holstadt joined the United States navy. he attended Officer school. Holstadt was involved in many military operations across the continent and the world.

by 1941, Holstadt was promoted to Admiral and conducted commands across the atlantic ocean.

## Mayor of Connally

In 1945, he and John Connally and William Rainach founded the town of Connally over a dispute over Natu=ive Americans, the town was named Connally and Holstadt was mayor until he resigned to take up the post as Governor of New hanover.

## Governor of New Hanover

Holstadt became Governor of New Hanover in 1949. in 1949 he passed a constitution that outlined segregation and granted 6 year terms. Francis Parker yockey was his LTG. He passed anti;homosexual, communist, coruption, and treason orders. He made education reform with christian education. He created the Commonwealth rangers. He expanded the new haover capital building. He created the department of information, security, and media. He passed legislation transitioning the region to segregation. He said the famous "Segregation Now, Tommorrow, forever" speech. He also successfully dealed with the Great Flood of 1951.

## Personal Life, Family, & Reputation

The Holstadt family is one of the most established political families in the United States, having produced a tow governors, one senator, and multiple other representatives and politicians, both at the federal and state level. However Jonas had a reputation for deeply disliking his brother robert, while the reason is public, many don't look into why.

Holstadt met his future wife, Miryam Lee (born 1901), when he was an ensign. Helmer Halvorsen Bryn, the norwegian ambassador, introduced the pair at a dinner party. They were married a few months after , on Month Day, 1917. Their son Johnwas born in 1917.