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Alfred Holt Colquitt (* 20. April 1824 in Monroe, Walton County, Georgia; † 26. März 1894 in Washington, D.C.) war ein Jurist, Prediger, US-Senator, Gouverneur von Georgia und Brigadegeneral im Konföderierten Heer im Sezessionskrieg .
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.
3. März 2006 · Alfred H. Colquitt, a veteran officer of the Civil War, was a native of Walton County. Before the war, Colquitt served in the U.S. Congress, and in 1876 he was elected governor of Georgia. In 1883 he returned to Congress as a senator.
Alfred H. Colquitt joined the Confederate army as a captain in 1861 and rose to the rank of major general by the end of the Civil War.
Alfred Holt Colquitt war ein Jurist, Prediger, US-Senator, Gouverneur von Georgia und Brigadegeneral im Konföderierten Heer im Sezessionskrieg.
Alfred H. Colquitt, an active secessionist and brigade commander in the Civil War (1861-65), was a prominent political leader in his home state until his death. During his long career, the veteran officer was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, as well as the governor of Georgia.
Alfred Holt Colquitt was a Confederate general, a U.S. representative and senator, and Georgia's 34th governor from 1877 to 1882. He oversaw the adoption of a new state constitution, reduced taxes and debts, and served in the U.S. Senate until his death in 1883.
