Alfred H. Colquitt

Alfred H. Colquitt
United States Senator
from Georgia
In office
March 4, 1883 – March 26, 1894
Preceded byMiddleton P. Barrow
Succeeded byPatrick Walsh
49th Governor of Georgia
In office
January 12, 1877 – November 4, 1882
Preceded byJames M. Smith
Succeeded byAlexander H. Stephens
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Georgia's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
Preceded byJames Johnson
Succeeded byMartin J. Crawford
Member of the Georgia State Legislature
Personal details
Born
Alfred Holt Colquitt

(1824-04-20)April 20, 1824
Monroe, Georgia
DiedMarch 26, 1894(1894-03-26) (aged 69)
Washington, D.C.
Resting placeRose Hill Cemetery,
Macon, Georgia
Political partyDemocratic
Signature
Military service
Allegiance United States of America
 Confederate States of America
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
 Confederate States Army
Years of service1846–1848
1861–1865
Rank Major (USA)
Brigadier General (CSA)
Commands6th Georgia Infantry Regiment
Colquitt's Brigade
Battles/warsMexican–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.