Background
Colquitt, Walter Terry was born on December 27, 1799 in Halifax County, Virginia, United States. Son of Henry and Nancy (Holt) Colquitt.
Colquitt, Walter Terry was born on December 27, 1799 in Halifax County, Virginia, United States. Son of Henry and Nancy (Holt) Colquitt.
Educated Princeton.
12 children, including Alfred Holt. Admitted to Georgia bar, 1820. Judge Chattahoochee Superior Court District (1st court ever held in Columbus, Georgia), 1826-1832.
Member Georgia Senate, 1834-1837.
Member United States House of Representatives from Georgia, 26th-27th Congress (Whig), 1839-1843 member United States Senate from Georgia, 1843-1848.
Member Georgia Senate, 1834-1837. Member United States House of Representatives from Georgia, 26th-27th Congress (Whig), 1839-1843.
Married Nancy Lane, February 3, 1823. Married second, Alphia Todd, 1841.