W. A. Handley letter
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Scope and Contents
The collection contains a letter written to the U.S. House of Representatives at the beginning of Handley's term as a member of the House, and contains biographical material and information about his election to the House.
Dates
- Creation: 1871 March 8
Creator
- Handley, W. A. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
None
Biographical / Historical
W. A. Handley was a resident of Roanoke, Randolph County, Alabama. He was born at Franklin, Heard County, Georgia, on 15 December 1834. As a young man, he worked for the United States Postal Service in various capacities and later owned several businesses, including a brick company and general store in Roanoke. In addition, he was part owner of the Moore and Handley Hardware Store in Birmingham, Alabama. During the Civil War he served in the Confederate Army as captain of the Twenty-fifth Regiment. He was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-second Congress (4 March 1871- 3 March 1873). He later served in the Alabama State senate from 1888 to 1892 and was a member of the State house of representatives from 1903 to 1907. A delegate to the 1901 Constitutional Convention, Handley died in Roanoke, Alabama, on 23 June 1909.
Extent
0.01 Linear Feet (1 item)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Letter written to the U.S. House of Representatives at the beginning of his term as a member of the House.
Provenance
unknown
General
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Processed by
unknown, 2008; updated by Martha Bace, 2013
- Title
- Guide to the W. A. Handley letter
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- February 2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository