William Anderson Handley (December 15, 1834 â June 23, 1909) was an American politician who was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.
Born at Liberty Hill, near Franklin, Georgia, Handley moved to Roanoke, Alabama where he attended the public schools.
During the Civil War served in the Confederate States Army as captain of the Twenty-fifth Regiment. He engaged in mercantile pursuits.
Handley was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-second Congress (March 4, 1871 â March 3, 1873). He served in the State senate 1888âÂÂ1892. He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1901. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1903âÂÂ1907. He resumed his former mercantile activities.
He died in Roanoke, Alabama, June 23, 1909. He was interred in the City Cemetery.