United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.500181824/1894Alfred H. Colquitt, a member of the Bourbon Triumvirate, was elected governor of Georgia in 1876. Although his tenure was marked by controversial finances and other scandals, Colquitt is credited with advocating industrialization in the state as a means of recovering from the economic hardships of the Civil War.Photograph of Alfred H. Colquitt, an active secessionist and brigade commander in the Civil War (1861-65). He wears a double-breasted suit and faces slightly right. Colquitt was a prominent political leader in his home state until his death. During his long career, the veteran officer was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, as well as the governor of Georgia.image/jpegAvery, I. W. The History of the State of Georgia from 1850 to 1881. New York: Brown & Derby, 1881.http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/alfred-h-colquitt-1824-1894Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/alfred-h-colquitt-1824-1894Forms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaGovernors--GeorgiaLegislators--United StatesLawyers--GeorgiaPoliticians--GeorgiaLegislators--GeorgiaConfederate States of America. Army--OfficersColquitt, Alfred Holt, 1829-1894Alfred H. ColquittStillImage