John W. Holtzman (April 23, 1858 Berks County, Pennsylvania – March 6, 1942) was the 20th mayor of the city of Indianapolis, Indiana.
[1] Holtzman first came to Indianapolis in 1883 to read law.
Holtzman, a Democrat, first ran for mayor in 1903 when he defeated Republican incumbent Charles A. Bookwalter.
During the 1905 campaign, the two political rivals met again but Bookwalter prevailed and obtained a second term.
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