'''Abner Linwood Holton Jr.''' (September 21, 1923{{snd}}October 28, 2021) was an American politician, Virginia political figure, and attorney. He served as the [[List of governors of Virginia|61st Governorgovernor of Virginia]], from 1970 to 1974, and was the first elected [[History of the United States Republican Party|Republican]] governor of Virginia of the 20th century.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/article_6d5a7078-cc69-53e4-96cc-1629d81f3ccc.html|title=Five Virginia first ladies tout Hillary Clinton, Tim Kaine at Black History Museum|last=Cain|first=Andrew|date=October 6, 2016|newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch|access-date=October 12, 2016}}</ref>
