Eric H. Holder Siblings: Meet Eric H. Holder Brother William Holder

William Holder is the brother of Eric H. Holder, an American lawyer who served as the 82nd Attorney General of the United States from 2009 to 2015.

William Holder is a Wake County businessman. He is one of the sons of Eric Himpton Holder Sr.( 1903-1998), a real estate broker, and Miriam Holder (1924-2010). His maternal grandparents were emigrants from Saint Philip, Barbados.

In 2017, William Holder officially became a member of the N.C. State Board of Community Colleges. He was appointed by Gov. Roy Cooper to an at-large seat on the board. His term expires in June 2023.

Holder owns many McDonald’s franchises in North Carolina and New York.

In 2012, a Carolina Journal investigation found at least one of the franchises in Raleigh owned by William Holder and his wife Deborah had hired illegal immigrants — including at a location in Knightdale the then-attorney general visited several months earlier.

William Holder has been married to Deborah for 34 years and has twin daughters.