Alfred H. Colquitt | |
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| United States Senator from Georgia | |
| In office March 4, 1883 – March 26, 1894 | |
| Preceded by | Middleton P. Barrow |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Walsh |
| 49th Governor of Georgia | |
| In office January 12, 1877 – November 4, 1882 | |
| Preceded by | James M. Smith |
| Succeeded by | Alexander H. Stephens |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | |
| Preceded by | James Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Martin J. Crawford |
| Member of the Georgia State Legislature | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alfred Holt Colquitt April 20, 1824 Monroe, Georgia |
| Died | March 26, 1894 (aged 69) Washington, D.C. |
| Resting place | Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Georgia |
| Political party | Democratic |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America Confederate States of America |
| Branch/service | United States Army Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1846–1848 1861–1865 |
| Rank |  Major (USA) Brigadier General (CSA) |
| Commands | 6th Georgia Infantry Regiment Colquitt's Brigade |
| Battles/wars | Mexican–American War American Civil War |
Alfred Holt Colquitt (April 20, 1824 – March 26, 1894) was an American lawyer, preacher, soldier, and politician. Elected as the 49th Governor of Georgia (1877–1882), he was one of numerous Democrats elected to office as white conservatives took back power in the state at the end of the Reconstruction era. He was elected by the Georgia state legislature to two terms as U.S. Senator, serving from 1883 to 1894 and dying in office. He had served as a United States officer in the Mexican-American War and in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, reaching the rank of major general.