David Holmes is single. David Holmes, who has died a week after his 85th birthday, was possibly the most talented and most fastidious, and certainly the quirkiest, art director in the London advertising industry of the 1970s. Now, they wanted to control their own. He served a term as US Senator from Mississippi, appointed to fill a vacancy until elected by the legislature. Read our community guidelines in full, Holmes could draw delight out of ordinary industrial commissions – this image was for a company making precision steel tubing, Macallan's 'Colossus of Noses', which David Holmes originated, Pierre Troisgros, restaurateur and leading figure of the nouvelle cuisine movement – obituary, Sam McBratney, children’s author who sold millions of copies of Guess How Much I Love You – obituary, Juliette Gréco, French singer and actress who was a symbol of 1950s female liberation – obituary, Sir Harold Evans, editor of The Sunday Times who heralded a new era in British journalism – obituary, Air Vice-Marshal Barry Newton, did airborne ‘sampling’ of Britain’s first atomic bombs – obituary, Howard MacDonald, oil industry veteran who brought rigour to NatWest investment banking  – obituary, Michael Lonsdale, 33 views [Feel free to edit the following, add a story or explanation, etc. Apart from the music credits, David is credited for his work in the TV shows and movies like Ordinary Love (2019), Killing Eve (2018 to 2019), and Mosaic (2018). All Rights Reserved. The Belfast musician also claims that due to Lisa, he has managed to make his music career static without any worries about selling the recordings. He served five terms as a US Congressman from Virginia's 2nd congressional district, and later was important in Mississippi's development as a state. Arts and entertainment. Early in Holmes’s career, while he was at Colman Prentis & Varley, he commissioned Peter Blake (later Sir Peter) to do some drawings for London Zoo’s guidebook. I have Y-DNA on FTDNA.Can I transfer to Wikitree john holmes b 1609, here for the full-sized version (623 x 1049), http://img.mydatinginfo.com/img-post/163400.png">. David Holmes (musician) (born 1969), Northern Irish electronic musician and composer David Holmes, drummer and vocalist for Servant; Dave Holmes (actor) (born 1971), American MTV VJ, television presenter and actor David Holmes (actor) (born 1981), British stuntman and actor in the Harry Potter films David Holmes is also credited with having some involvement in the founding of the Glastonbury Festival. According to … I love how proud David looks, as if he's managed to win the heart of the girl of his dreams--kind of 'cat that ate the canary' smile going on! In 1817 he was unanimously elected as the first governor of the State of Mississippi. I wanted to share this family photo of Lydia Holmes with the community. So started the rise of the Macallan. David Holmes has not been previously engaged. [5], This article is about the American politician. This made them dependent on other companies’ fortunes. He died in 1832 at Jordan White Sulphur Springs resort. Holmes County, Mississippi is named in honor of him. Holmes had his redeeming weaknesses. I believe this date belongs to Nancy (Holmes) Scroggins. As quoted by David with IrishTimes in October 2016, when he was frustrated over his career gains and works, Lisa acted as a pillar of motivation to go with his music records in the market. In 1995, David released his first album, This Film's Crap, Let's Slash the Seats, and sold all the songs to the film soundtracks, including The Game (1997) and Meet Joe Black (1998). We urge you to turn off your ad blocker for The Telegraph website so that you can continue to access our quality content in the future. Remove this comment before posting.] He helped create the instructive children’s brand My First Books and briefed Peter Blake on the label for The Macallan’s 1926 bottling, for which Holmes designed a dark wooden tantalus (one of which sold recently for £500,000). (Jose Luis Magana/AP) By . He was predeceased by his brother, Major Andrew Hunter Holmes, a casualty of the Battle of Mackinac Island during the War of 1812.