Holt Collier

Holt Collier
Holt Collier at age 61, 1907
Bornc. 1848
Mississippi, US
DiedAugust 1, 1936
Greenville, Mississippi
OccupationsHunter, Confederate Soldier
Known forGuiding Pres. Theodore Roosevelt, while hunting for black bears.

Holt Collier (c. 1848 – August 1, 1936) was a noted African-American bear hunter and sportsman. While leading a hunt for U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt in November 1902, Collier unwittingly set the stage for the event that originated Roosevelt's nickname, "Teddy Bear."

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