Alexander Hamilton Handy
American judge
About Alexander Hamilton Handy
Lived 1809 – 1883 (aged 73).
Alexander Hamilton Handy (December 25, 1809 – September 12, 1883) was a Mississippi attorney who served on the Mississippi Supreme Court from 1853 to 1867, sitting as Chief Justice of Mississippi from 1864 to 1867.
Biography Handy was born in Somerset County, Maryland on December 25, 1809, the son of Betsey (née Wilson) and George Handy. He studied at the Washington Academy and was admitted to the bar in 1834.
Personal life In 1835, he married Susan Wilson Stuart. His daughter Arianna Handy married German-Jewish immigrant musician and conductor Otto Sutro (also brother of San Francisco mayor Adolph Sutro). His granddaughters were the piano duettists Rose and Ottilie Sutro.
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Who was Alexander Hamilton Handy?
American judge
When was Alexander Hamilton Handy born?
Alexander Hamilton Handy was born on 25 December 1809.
When did Alexander Hamilton Handy die?
Alexander Hamilton Handy died on 12 September 1883.
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