Samuel H. Holland was a state senator in Arkansas in 1873 and, for a special session, in 1874[2] during the Reconstruction era.
The school building was used by the United Sons of Ham, a secret African American benevolent organization.
[4] He was involved in the establishment of millage fees to fund area schools.
He represented the 22nd district, which consisted of Ashley, Chicot, Drew, Desha, and Lincoln counties, alongside S. A. Duke.
He is registered as representing the same constituency during the 1874 Extraordinary Arkansas General Assembly called by Governor Elisha Baxter, but is listed as not present by the Arkansas Secretary of State.