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Ferdinand Havis

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Ferdinand Havis (November 15, 1846 – August 25, 1918) was a state legislator, businessman, government official, and state militia member in Arkansas.[1]

He was enslaved.[2] He was a Republican.[3] He owned a barbershop, about 2,000 acres of land, and his home.[1] He is buried at Bellwood Cemetery in Pine Bluff.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
  2. ^ https://www.eldoradonews.com/news/2021/jun/15/history-minute-rags-riches-story-ferdinand-havis/
  3. ^ Leslie, James W. (1978). "Ferd Havis: Jefferson County's Black Republican Leader". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 37 (3): 240–251 – via JSTOR.