Alexander, Henry A. (Henry Aaron), 1874-1967

Henry A. Alexander (1874-1967), lawyer, Georgia Legislator, son of Julius Mortimer Alexander and Rebecca Ella Solomons Alexander. His grandfather Aaron Alexander was the first Jew of American birth to settle in Atlanta, Georgia. Alexander attended the University of Georgia and received his law degree from the University of Virginia in 1895. He was a member of the Georgia General Assembly from 1909-1910. In 1914 he was asked to help in the appeals process for Leo M. Frank, a Jew convicted of the murder of Mary Phagan, a worker in the factory where Frank was superintendent.

From the description of Henry A. Alexander family papers, 1912-1991. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38728042