Clarence A. Holland

Clancy Holland
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 7th district
In office
January 11, 1984 – January 10, 1996
Preceded byEvelyn Momsen Hailey
Succeeded byEd Schrock
17th Mayor of Virginia Beach
In office
July 1, 1976 – June 30, 1978
Preceded byJ. Curtis Payne
Succeeded byPatrick L. Standing
Member of the Virginia Beach City Council from the Bayside district
In office
September 8, 1970 – June 30, 1982
Preceded byLawrence E. Marshall
Succeeded byLouis R. Jones
Personal details
BornClarence Adrian Holland
(1929-06-21)June 21, 1929
DiedNovember 11, 2023(2023-11-11) (aged 94)
PartyDemocratic
SpouseMary Elizabeth Burton
Parent
RelativesRichard J. Holland (brother)
Alma materHampden–Sydney College
Medical College of Virginia
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy
RankLieutenant

Clarence Adrian Holland (June 21, 1929 – November 11, 2023) was an American politician who served as mayor of Virginia Beach, Virginia and later in the Virginia Senate from the 7th district from 1984 to 1996. He spent fifty-three years working as a family physician. Holland died in Virginia Beach on November 11, 2023, at the age of 94.