Ferdinand Havis (November 15, 1846 – August 25, 1918) was an American 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 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 – via JSTOR.


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