Archibald T. MacIntyre

Archibald Thompson MacIntyre
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 1st district
In office March 4, 1871 – March 4, 1873
Preceded by	William W. Paine
Succeeded by	Morgan Rawls
Personal details
Born	October 27, 1822 (1822-10-27) Marion, Georgia
Died	January 1, 1900 (1900-02) (aged 77) Thomasville, Georgia
Citizenship	United States
Political party	Democratic
Profession	Attorney
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States of America
Service/branch	Confederate States Army
Rank	Colonel
Unit	Eleventh Infantry, Georgia Guards
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Archibald Thompson MacIntyre (October 27, 1822 – January 1, 1900) was an American politician and lawyer, as well as an officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.

Biography

MacIntyre was born near Marion, Georgia, in 1822 and moved to Thomas County, Georgia in 1826. He studied law in Monticello, Florida and Macon, Georgia before gaining admittance to the Georgia state bar in 1843 and becoming a practing attorney in Thomasville, Georgia.

In 1849, MacIntyre was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives. He served as a Confederate States Army colonel in the Eleventh Infantry of the Georgia Guards during the Civil War. After the war, he was a delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1865. MacIntyre was elected in 1870 as a Democrat to the U.S. House of Representatives to the 42nd Congress. He served one term from March 4, 1871 until March 3, 1873 and did not run for reelection in 1872

After his congressional service, MacIntyre continued practicing law in Thomasville. He also served on the board of trustees of the University of Georgia in Athens and the Georgia State Sanitarium. He died in Thomasville on January 1, 1900, and was buried in that city's Laurel Hill Cemetery.

References

• Archibald T. MacIntyre at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2008-09-28

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by William W. Paine	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 1st congressional district March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873	Succeeded by Morgan Rawls