DID YOU KNOW THAT ?

On November 15, 1846, Arkansas Republican State Representative Ferdinand Havis was born.

Havis was also chairman of the Jefferson County Republican Party. He also served as an alderman, county clerk, and an assessor.

Havis was also a farmer and owned a very successful barber shop. Havis also owned over 2,000 acres of land and several tenement homes.

Ferdinand Havis, who was born a slave, became a millionaire.