Alexander Hamilton Holley (August 12, 1804 – October 2, 1887) was an American politician and the 40th governor of Connecticut.

[1] Holley served in the state militia, rising through the ranks to lieutenant colonel.

He entered politics in 1844, serving as a delegate to the Whig National Convention.

During his term, his administration endorsed the requirement for recently naturalized citizens to wait one year before being eligible to vote, and the Supreme Court ruled on the Dred Scott case.

He was a delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1860,[2] and retired from public service.