Herbert Holt

Major Herbert Paton Holt, MC, (10 December 1890 – 1 June 1971) was a British-Canadian politician and army officer. He served as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Upton from 1924 to 1929. Early life and army service Holt was born in Canada, the eldest son of Sir Herbert Samuel Holt, a prominent Canadian engineer and businessman. He was educated at St Albans School in England and then at the Royal Military College of Canada. In 1910, he was commissioned in the 3rd Dragoon Guards, promoted to Lieutenant in September 1911, and served with his regiment during the First World War, during which time he was promoted to Captain. He was awarded the Military Cross for "conspicuous gallantry and fine leadership of his squadron" under heavy fire, during which time he was severely wounded, in October 1918. He retired from the Army in 1920. He would later write a history of the regiment's service during the war.