Emanuel Handy

Biography

Emanuel Handy (December 25, 1839 – December 8, 1922), sometimes recorded as Emmanuel Handy, was an American soldier, constable, farmer, and politician. He served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He became involved in politics during the Reconstruction Era, serving as a delegate at the 1868 Mississippi Constitutional Convention and sitting in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1870 to 1874.

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