alfred holt colquitt (april 20, 1824march 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 1883–1894 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 brigadier general.