Hines Holt

Hines Holt (April 27, 1805 – November 4, 1865) was a lawyer, state legislator, and United States Representative from Georgia.

Hines Holt was born near Milledgeville, Georgia, to Hines Holt and Mary Dixon Seward Holt. He completed preparatory studies in Milledgeville and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) from the University of Georgia's Franklin College in Athens, Georgia in 1824. He studied law and was admitted to the bar and began a practice in Columbus, Georgia. In 1838 Holt married Sarah Ann Perry. The couple had six children, four girls and two boys. In January, 1846 Holt was among the first 15 lawyers admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Georgia. In 1855, Holt purchased the (now historic) Wynn House, in Columbus, Georgia

Holt was an electoral college member in the 1832 presidential election. A decade later, he was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1841; however, he was then elected as a Whig to the 26th United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of his cousin Walter T. Colquitt and served from February 1, 1841, to March 4, 1841. He resumed the practice of law and served as the Treasurer of Georgia in 1859. That same year, Holt was elected to the Georgia Senate and he was re-elected the following year. He became a member of the House of Representatives of the First Confederate Congress in 1862 and resigned March 1, 1863, after the third session.

Hines Holt died while attending as a delegate the State constitutional convention at Milledgeville on November 4, 1865. He was buried in Linwood Cemetery (Columbus, Georgia).