Ferdinand Havis

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

Havis was born into slavery, the son of his enslaver and enslaved mother.[2] He was a Republican.[3] He owned a barbershop, about 2,000 acres of land, and his home.[1]

He served five terms in the Pine Bluff Board of Aldermen and was a county assessor.[4] He is buried at Bellwood Cemetery in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
  2. ↑ "History minute: The rags-to-riches story of Ferdinand Havis". El Dorado News Times. June 15, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  3. ↑ Leslie, James W. (1978). "Ferd Havis: Jefferson County's Black Republican Leader". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 37 (3): 240–251. JSTOR 40023336.
  4. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=lm_IDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA133&dq=Hugh+Foley+mississippi&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjnna2j0JOVAxXiC3kGHWyqF6cQ6AF6BAgOEAM
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