{"id":248,"date":"2018-07-10T19:35:42","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T00:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/?page_id=248"},"modified":"2026-02-05T09:47:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:47:20","slug":"alfred-handy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/alfred-handy\/","title":{"rendered":"Alfred Newton Handy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Alfred Newton Handy (Madison County)<\/h2>\n

State House:\u00a0<\/strong>1871-1875<\/p>\n

Born:<\/strong> c. 1830 in Georgia
\nDied:\u00a0<\/strong>January 8, 1913 in Canton, MS<\/p>\n

Methodist minister and member of the first election board held in Mississippi during Reconstruction. He was elected in late 1870 to finish another representative’s unfinished term, and he began serving in 1871.<\/p>\n

Handy is listed on the 1870 census in Canton with wife Martha and two sons, Newton and Henry. In 1880, he appears with wife Corinne, his son Newton, and a stepson named John Hall. In 1900, he is listed with wife Ella and daughter Mattie. Newton Handy (b. 1855) married a Laura Jones, and his family is well documented in Madison County in later records.<\/p>\n

Handy’s descendant, Newton Alfred Handy III, wrote this Handy family history<\/a> available through the Mississippi Digital Library.<\/p>\n

“Alfred Newton Handy was born in Georgia around 1830. He was the first Black who held office in Canton and was appointed by the Board of Police in the courthouse on September 20, 1869 as a replacement for Vice-Admiral Pendleton… At this time, he was the largest Black landowner in Madison County (total assets $2,200.00). He was also the founder and pastor of Asbury United Methodist Church in Canton.”<\/em>
\n(Newton Alfred Handy III, Handy family history)<\/p>\n

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Signature of Alfred Handy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Links:<\/strong>
\nMemorial on Find A Grave<\/a><\/p>\n

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Weekly Mississippi Pilot, March 5, 1870<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Weekly Mississippi Pilot, Dec 17, 1870<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Mississippi<\/a>
Mississippi House Journal, 1871<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Petition<\/a>
Petition to Governor Ames, Feb 12, 1874<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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American Citizen, August 8, 1874<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Canton Mail, January 2, 1875<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Canton Mail, January 9, 1875<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Weekly Mississippi Pilot, Feb 20, 1875<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Canton Mail, March 13, 1875<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Weekly<\/a>
Weekly Mississippi Pilot, March 13, 1875<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Canton Mail, April 10, 1875<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Canton Mail, May 29, 1875<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Canton Mail, June 5, 1875<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Canton Mail, August 28, 1875<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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American Citizen, October 21, 1876<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Weekly Democrat, January 13, 1886<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Alfred<\/a>
Alfred Handy’s will, December 29, 1911<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Vicksburg Evening Post, January 9, 1913<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Alfred<\/a>
Headstone of Alfred Handy, 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Alfred Newton Handy (Madison County) State House:\u00a01871-1875 Born: c. 1830 in Georgia Died:\u00a0January 8, 1913 in Canton, MS Methodist minister and member of the first election board held in Mississippi during Reconstruction. He was elected in late 1870 to finish another representative’s unfinished term, and he began serving in 1871. Handy is listed on the … <\/p>\n

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