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(1824-94) Born at Monroe, Ga., he graduated from Princeton in 1844, studied law, and was admitted to the bar. He served in the Mexican War as a major, and in 1852, was elected to the U.S. Congress. A member of the Georgia legislature in 1859, he became a Breckenridge presidential elector in 1860, and a member of the state secession convention in 1861. He was elected colonel of the 6th Georgia Infantry in May 1861, and saw action with his regiment in the 1862 Virginia Peninsular campaign, the 7 Days battles, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville. Promoted to brigadier general to rank from Sept. 1, 1862, he later was in command at the battle of Olustee, Florida, and then returned to the Army of Northern Virginia for the Petersburg campaign. He was paroled at Greensboro, N.C., on May 1, 1865. He was elected Governor of Georgia in 1876, and made a notable record for himself, serving two terms. He later was elected to the U.S. Senate serving in that capacity until his death in 1894.

Document Signed: 7 1/2 x 4 1/2, imprinted form, filled out in ink. Office of Atlanta Department of The Southern Life Insurance Company. Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 4, 1872. For Life Insurance premium on a person from Charleston, S.C. Signed at lower left, A.H. Colquitt, as President. There is a very small area of paper loss at the upper right corner, and a few tiny holes at right edge. None of this affects the autograph or the content of the document. Light age toning and wear.