He was born in Walton county, Georgia, on April 20, 1824, as the son of Rev Walter T. Colquitt, who was an eminent minister in his day. He graduated from Princeton College in the class of 1844, and was admitted to the bar in 1845. During the Mexican war, he served as a staff officer with the rank of major. He was a member of the secession convention of the state of Georgia.
He was elected to the United States senate for the term commencing March 4, 1883 and was re-elected in 1888. His term of service would have expired on March 3, 1895, however he passed this month (March 1894). In July 1892, he was stricken with paralysis and had been unable to walk for the remainder of his life.
Along with Brigadier General Joseph Finegan, he was in command of the defense of Florida from Union troops at the Battle of Olustee on February 20, 1864. The battle, while small compared to other battles of the war, was the largest in Florida. After their defeat at Olustee, the Union forces remained in Jacksonville until the end of the war, not venturing out in a significant force again. The Union had casualties of 1,861 and the Confederacy had casualties of 946. The battle is re-enacted every February. Alfred Colquitt served as Governor of Georgia from 1876 to 1882.
He was born in Walton county, Georgia, on April 20, 1824, as the son of Rev Walter T. Colquitt, who was an eminent minister in his day. He graduated from Princeton College in the class of 1844, and was admitted to the bar in 1845. During the Mexican war, he served as a staff officer with the rank of major. He was a member of the secession convention of the state of Georgia.
He was elected to the United States senate for the term commencing March 4, 1883 and was re-elected in 1888. His term of service would have expired on March 3, 1895, however he passed this month (March 1894). In July 1892, he was stricken with paralysis and had been unable to walk for the remainder of his life.
Along with Brigadier General Joseph Finegan, he was in command of the defense of Florida from Union troops at the Battle of Olustee on February 20, 1864. The battle, while small compared to other battles of the war, was the largest in Florida. After their defeat at Olustee, the Union forces remained in Jacksonville until the end of the war, not venturing out in a significant force again. The Union had casualties of 1,861 and the Confederacy had casualties of 946. The battle is re-enacted every February. Alfred Colquitt served as Governor of Georgia from 1876 to 1882.
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Family Members
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Elizabeth Hill "Lizzie" Colquitt Ficklin
1829–1895
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Emily Lane Colquitt Carter
1830–1867
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Col Peyton H. Colquitt
1831–1863
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Col John W Colquitt
1840–1903
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Hugh Haralson Colquitt
1845–1922
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Walter Wellborn Colquitt
1847–1913
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William Ross Colquitt Sr
1848–1908
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Mary Ross Colquitt
1850–1851
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Nannie Virginia Colquitt Ansley
1852–1876
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