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Colquitt Theater
Colquitt may refer to: Places * Colquitt, Georgia, city in Miller County, Georgia, U.S.A. * Colquitt, Texas, an unincorporated community * Colquitt County, Georgia People with the surname * Alfred Colquitt, son of Walter T. Colquitt, Confederate General, Governor of Georgia, and U.S. Senator from Georgia (1824-1894) * Betsy Colquitt (born 1927), American modernist poet * Britton Colquitt, punter for the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL * Craig Colquitt, former American football punter for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL, father of Dustin and Britton Colquitt, and brother of Jimmy Colquitt * Dustin Colquitt, punter for the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL * Jerry Colquitt (born 1972), American football player * Jimmy Colquitt, former punter for the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL * Oscar Branch Colquitt, Governor of Texas 1911-1915 * Peyton H. Colquitt Peyton H. Colquitt (1831–1863) was a Confederate officer from Georgia during the American Civil War. A colonel of 46th Georgia Infantry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colquitt, Georgia
Colquitt is a city in Miller County, in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 1,992 at the 2010 census. Colquitt is the county seat of Miller County, a role it has held since just after Miller County was created by the Georgia Legislature in 1856. The city formally incorporated on December 19, 1860, and is Miller County's only incorporated municipality. Colquitt is named for U.S. Congressman and Senator, Walter Terry Colquitt."Cities & Counties: Colquitt". Retrieved April 28, 2010. |
Colquitt, Texas
Colquitt is an unincorporated community in Kaufman County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located within the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. History The area in what is known as Colquitt today was first settled in the 1880s and has served as a shipping point for farmers in the area. It was named for Oscar Branch Colquitt's family, who were among the first settlers here. The community had a gin, a store, and several homes at one point. Its population was over 100 people between 1910 and the 1930s. It declined to 25 during the next decade and was listed on county maps in 1990. Geography Colquitt is located on a railroad spur off of Farm to Market Road 548, two miles south of the Rockwall County line in north-central Kaufman County. Education Colquitt is served by the Terrell Independent School District Terrell Independent School District is a public school district based in Terrell, Texas, United States. In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colquitt County, Georgia
Colquitt County is a county in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 45,898. The county seat is Moultrie. The county was created on February 25, 1856, and is named for Walter Terry Colquitt, a U.S. senator. Colquitt County comprises the Moultrie, GA Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (2.2%) is water. Most of the western portion of Colquitt County, west of Moultrie and State Route 33, is located in the Upper Ochlockonee River sub-basin of the larger Ochlockonee River basin, with the exception of the very northwestern corner of the county, between Sale City and west of Doerun, which is located in the Lower Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). A narrow central portion of Colquitt County, running from north to south of Moultrie, and then widening to occupy the gap between U.S. Route 319 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Colquitt
Alfred Holt Colquitt (April 20, 1824March 26, 1894) was an American lawyer, preacher, soldier, and politician. Elected as the 49th Governor of Georgia (1877–1882), he was one of numerous Democrats elected to office as white conservatives took back power in the state at the end of the Reconstruction era. He was elected by the Georgia state legislature to two terms as U.S. Senator, serving from 1883 to 1894 and dying in office. He had served as a United States officer in the Mexican-American War and in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, reaching the rank of brigadier general. Early life Alfred Colquitt was born in Monroe, Georgia. His father, Walter T. Colquitt, became a United States Representative and Senator from Georgia. The younger Colquitt graduated from Princeton College in 1844, studied law and passed his bar examination in 1846. He began practicing law in Monroe. During the Mexican–American War (1848-1849), Colquitt served as a paymaster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betsy Colquitt
Elizabeth "Betsy" Colquitt (1926 – 7 April 2009) was an American professor of English and a poet known for themes and poetic structures which reflect a modernist sensibility. She was born in Fort Worth, Texas, United States in 1926 and died on 7 April 2009. Background Colquitt's poems, essays, and reviews have been widely published in major American literary journals for forty years. Colquitt, née Betsy Ruth Feagan, was born in Fort Worth, Texas where she attended Paschal High School and graduated with honors with a degree in English from Texas Christian University in 1947. She attended Vanderbilt University and studied creative writing in a graduate program that included Allen Tate and John Crowe Ransom who served as Colquitt's professors and mentors. James Dickey was a classmate. Colquitt received her M.A. degree from Vanderbilt in 1948. She attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison to work on her Ph.D. but left the program in 1953 to return to Fort Worth b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
