Ryves Holt

Ryves Holt (1696 – May 8, 1763) was an American judge who served as chief justice of the Delaware Supreme Court from 1745 to 1763.

Born in 1696, Holt, a resident of Philadelphia, was involved in trade with the West Indies before being appointed as naval officer of Lewes, Delaware.

He was named high sheriff of Delaware in 1727, the same time he was serving as Collector of Public Levy for Lewes and Rehoboth, and Indian River Hundreds.

[3] He was commissioned by King George II as Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court in 1745.

[4][5] A 1915 article in The Morning Post said: Records and remnants of the past show that Ryves Holt was deemed a man of sterling patriotism and a devout Christian.