Alexander O'Handley (May 16, 1899 – January 8, 1974) was a teacher, lawyer and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented Cape Breton East from 1925 to 1928 as a

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member and Cape Breton North from 1941 to 1956 as a Liberal member in the

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. He was born in

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, Nova Scotia, the son of John O'Handley and Catherine McIntyre. He was educated at

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and later

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, receiving an LL.B in 1931. O'Handley taught school for a number of years and was the president of the Nova Scotia Teachers' Union from 1924 to 1925. In 1941, he married Bernette O'Neill.

References

* ''A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958'', Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958) 1899 births 1974 deaths Dalhousie University alumni Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs St. Francis Xavier University alumni 20th-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly {{Liberal-NovaScotia-MLA-stub