# Matthew Holden
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{{Short description|American political scientist (1931–2025)}}
{{infobox officeholder
| name = Matthew Holden
| office = Member of the [Federal Energy Regulatory Commission](/source/Federal_Energy_Regulatory_Commission)
| term_start = October 28, 1977
| term_end = August 31, 1981
| president = {{ubl|[Jimmy Carter](/source/Jimmy_Carter)|[Ronald Reagan](/source/Ronald_Reagan)}}
| predecessor =
| successor = [Oliver G. Richard III](/source/Oliver_G._Richard_III)
| office2 = Member of the [Public Service Commission of Wisconsin](/source/Public_Service_Commission_of_Wisconsin)
| term_start2 = May 5, 1975
| term_end2 = October 28, 1977
| governor2 = {{ubl|[Patrick Lucey](/source/Patrick_Lucey)|[Martin J. Schreiber](/source/Martin_J._Schreiber)}}
| predecessor2 = [Arthur L. Padrutt](/source/Arthur_L._Padrutt)
| successor2 = Edward Parsons Jr.
| birth_date = {{birth date|1931|09|12}}
| birth_place = [Mound Bayou, Mississippi](/source/Mound_Bayou%2C_Mississippi), U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2025|01|26|1931|09|12}}
| death_place =
| education = {{indented plainlist|
*[Roosevelt College](/source/Roosevelt_University) ([BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts))
*[Northwestern University](/source/Northwestern_University)
([MA](/source/Master_of_Arts), [PhD](/source/Doctor_of_Philosophy))}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Political scientist|educator|author|government official}}
| branch = [United States Army](/source/United_States_Army)
| service_years = 1955–1957
}}
'''Matthew Holden Jr.''' (September 12, 1931 – January 26, 2025) was an American [political scientist](/source/political_scientist).[[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19800413&id=-GUaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ACsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4621,1293534&hl=en]{{dead link|date=January 2020}}]
==Life and career==
Holden was born in [Mound Bayou, Mississippi](/source/Mound_Bayou%2C_Mississippi) on September 12, 1931.[{{cite news |title=In Memoriam: Renowned Political Scientist and former APSA President, Dr. Matthew Holden, Jr., Passes Away |url=https://politicalsciencenow.com/in-memoriam-renowned-political-scientist-and-former-apsa-president-dr-matthew-holden-jr-passes-away/ |access-date=15 March 2025 |publisher=Political Science Now |date=14 March 2025}}] He attended public school in Mississippi and [Chicago, Illinois](/source/Chicago). Holden graduated from the [University of Chicago](/source/University_of_Chicago) in 1950 and received a B.A. degree in political science from [Roosevelt University](/source/Roosevelt_University) in 1954. He received an M.A. from [Northwestern University](/source/Northwestern_University) in 1956 and his Ph.D. in 1961. Holden served in the [Korean War](/source/Korean_War) from 1955 to 1957.
Holden taught political science at the [University of Illinois](/source/University_of_Illinois), [Wayne State University](/source/Wayne_State_University),
and the [University of Pittsburgh](/source/University_of_Pittsburgh). He was a professor of Political Science/Public Policy Administration at the [University of Wisconsin–Madison](/source/University_of_Wisconsin%E2%80%93Madison) from 1969 to 1981. He joined the [University of Virginia](/source/University_of_Virginia) faculty in 1981 and became the Henry L. and Grace M. Doherty Professor Emeritus of Politics.
He served on the [Public Service Commission of Wisconsin](/source/Public_Service_Commission_of_Wisconsin) from 1975 to 1977 and on the [Federal Energy Regulatory Commission](/source/Federal_Energy_Regulatory_Commission) from 1977 to 1981.[{{Cite web |last=Incorporated |first=Prime |title=National Academy of Public Administration |url=https://napawash.org/fellow/13465 |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=National Academy of Public Administration |language=en}}] According to his University of Virginia Department of Politics biography, he published articles in political science and other journals including the [Journal of Politics](/source/The_Journal_of_Politics) and the [American Political Science Review](/source/American_Political_Science_Review).[{{Cite web |title=Matthew Holden, Jr. |url=https://politics.virginia.edu/people/matthew-holden-jr |access-date=2025-07-14 |website=Department of Politics |language=en}}] Holden became President of the [American Political Science Association](/source/American_Political_Science_Association) in 1989. He retired in 2002.
Holden died on January 26, 2025, at the age of 93.