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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—GeorgiaHines HOLT
(1805-1865)
HOLT, Hines, a
Representative from Georgia; born near Milledgeville, Baldwin
County, Ga., April 27, 1805; completed preparatory studies; was
graduated from Franklin College (now the University of Georgia) at
Athens in 1824; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced
practice in Columbus, Ga.; elected as a Whig to the Twenty-sixth
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Walter T.
Colquitt and served from February 1 to March 3, 1841; resumed the
practice of law; member of the State senate in 1859; Member of the
House of Representatives of the First Confederate Congress
1862-1864; died while attending as a delegate the State
constitutional convention at Milledgeville, Ga., on November 4,
1865; interment in Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Ga.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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