Huntsville gazette., 1894-03-31
DEATH CLAIMED HIM.

senator Alfred Holt Colquitt, of Georgia,
Is No More-He Succumbed at Last to
Paralysis-The Eud of Busy Life Gov
ering Almost Seventy Years, In Which
He Did Vigorously Whatever Duty I'm
posed Upon Him.
WASHINGTON, March 27-United
States Senator Alfred Holt Colquitt, of
Georgia, died at his residence in this
city at 7:40 a. m. Around the bedside
when he passed away were Senator
Gordon and his daughter, Mrs. Jones,
Senator Colquitts private secretary /;
his nephew, Mr. Bum; his son, Mrs
Colquitt, three unmarried daughters
and his daughter, Mrs. Marshall, of
Chicago
AS the end approached the senator's
breathing became very heavy. but he
relapsed into Inconsistencies and suf-
fered no pain.
[Alfred Holt Colquitt was born In Walton
county, Ga. the son of Rev. Walter T. Colquitt,
an eminent minister in his day April 20, 1924.
He was graduated from Princeton college in
the class of 1874 and admitted to the bar in
lsf5. During the Mexican war he served as a
staff officer with the rank Of major. He was a
member of the Georgia legislature in 1880 and
was elected to the house of representatives
In the Thirtythird congress. He was a
member Of the secession committee OF
the state Of Georgia, and later entered the
confederate service as captain and was soon
promoted to be colonel of the Sixth Georgia
infantry. Later he served as brigadier-gener-
al and was commissioned as ma jor- general.
He was elected governor of Georgia in 1876,
served four years and was reelected under the
new constitution for two years. At the expira-
Of y Sc ta,, lo, oio +oa
the United States senate for the term com
mencing March 4, 1883, and was reelected in
1888; his term of service would have expired
March 5, 1895
Senator Colquitt was stricken with
paralysis in July, 1892, and since that
time had been unable to walk withou
assistance. He was able, however, to
continue in large degree his attend
ance on his senate duties, being
wheeled in and out of the senate
chamber in an invalid chair. He at
tended meetings of committees of
which he was member, but had not
made speech or been able to take
any active part in de ebate on the senate
floor. He voted on all important occa-
sions, and in the prolonged silver
struggle during the extra session was
daily in his place. He was even
wheeled into the chamber several
times.s-:ss keep a quorum during the
nights when the senate sat in continu
Gus session.
For years Senator Colquitt was prom
inent in church circles and during his
congressional career he was one of the
most active members of the Congress
sional Temperance society, an organi-
zation which has existed for more than
half century.
Senator Colquitt leaves a wife. one
son, Walter L. Colquitt, and four
daughters, Mrs. Marshall. wife of
Capt. Marshall, of the United States
army, Misses Laura, Hattie and Doro-
ty Colquitt.
The committee of ten On the part of
the senate selected to escort the body
to its last resting place at Macon is as
follows: Messrs. Gordon (dem.) Geor-
gia; Morgan (dem.), Ala abama; Butler
dem J, South Carolina; Ransom (dem.),
North Carolina: Gray dem J, Delaware;
Hoar rep), Massachusetts: Proctor
(rep.l, Vermont; Carry (rep.), Wyo-
ming; Perkins (rep. J, California, and AL
len (pop.), Nebraska.