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Alfred Newton Handy

1830–1913

United States

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Alfred Newton Handy was a minister, landowner, and state legislator in Mississippi. He was born in Georgia. He represented Madison County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1870 to 1875. He served with David Jenkins, an African American who also represented Madison County in the Mississippi House.

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