Alexander O'Handley

Alexander O'Handley was a teacher, lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Glace [Bay (electoral district)|Cape Breton East] from 1925 to 1928 as a Progressive [Conservative Association of Nova Scotia|Conservative] member and Cape Breton North from 1941 to 1956 as a Liberal Party|Liberal] member in the Nova Scotia [House of Assembly].
He was born in Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia, the son of John O'Handley and Catherine McIntyre. He was educated at St. [Francis Xavier University] and later Dalhousie University, 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.