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Willis Holly (July 4, 1854 – August 4, 1931) was secretary of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation and a member of Tammany Hall. He entered politics in the administration of Mayor Hugh J. Grant, and became Mayor Thomas Francis Gilroy's secretary. He died on August 4, 1931, at his apartment at the Hotel Chelsea.

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1. ^ "Willis Holly Dead. Park Board Officer. Was Secretary of the Tammany Society. Victim, at Age of 77 of Acute Pleurisy. Began Career As Reporter. Entered Politics in Office of Mayor H. J. Grant. Assistant to Nathan Straus in His Charities". New York Times. August 5, 1931. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
2. "Marriage Of Willis Holly. The Mayor's Secretary Wedded to Margaret Montgomery". New York Times. February 4, 1894. Retrieved 2011-05-03.

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