What is Linwood Holton?
{{Infobox officeholder |birth_name = Abner Linwood Holton, Jr. |image = Linwood Holton (1971 Bugle).png |office = [[Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs]] |president = [[Richard Nixon]] |term_start = February 28, 1974 |term_end = January 31, 1975 |predecessor = [[Marshall Wright (diplomat)|Marshall Wright]] |successor = [[Robert J. McCloskey]] |order1 = 61st [[Governor of Virginia]] |lieutenant1 = [[J. Sargeant Reynolds|Sargeant Reynolds]]<br>[[Henry Howell]] |term_start1 = January 17, 1970 |term_end1 = January 12, 1974 |predecessor1 = [[Mills E. Godwin, Jr.]] |successor1 = [[Mills E. Godwin, Jr.]] |birth_date = {{birth date|1923|9|21}} |birth_place = [[Big Stone Gap, Virginia|Big Stone Gap]], [[Virginia]], [[United States|U.S.]] |death_date = {{death date and age|2021|10|28|1923|9|21}} |death_place = [[Kilmarnock, Virginia|Kilmarnock]], Virginia, U.S. |party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] |children = [[Anne Holton|Anne]]<br>[[Woody Holton|Woody]]<br>Dwight<br>Tayloe |alma_mater = {{nowrap|[[Washington and Lee University]]}}<br>[[Harvard Law School|Harvard University]] }} '''Abner Linwood Holton, Jr.''' (September 21, 1923 &ndash; October 28, 2021) was an [[Americans|American]] and attorney. He served as the 61st [[Governor of Virginia]]. He served as governor from 1970 to 1974. He was the first [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] governor since [[Reconstruction era of the United States|Reconstruction]].<ref>{{cite web |date=1989-09-25|last=Apple, Jr.|first=R. W.|authorlink=R. W. Apple, Jr.|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE3D6173AF936A1575AC0A96F948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2|title= Though Racial Politics Lurks, It Is Muted in Virginia Contest|publisher=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=2008-02-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=2008-02-17|last=Rich|first=Frank|authorlink=Frank Rich|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/17/opinion/17rich.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss|title=The Gra