Henrietta Canty

Henrietta Mathis Canty (October 23, 1928 - 2002) was a politician in the state of Georgia. She served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1975 to 1980 and from 1990 to 1998. A Democrat, she became a Republican before returning to the Democratic Party. ^[1] At other times in her career, Canty worked as a teacher and a salesperson. ^[2]

She was born in Abbeville, South Carolina. James Henry Mathis and the late Sophronia Cater Mathis-Edwards were her parents. ^[3]

Canty received her undergrad from Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina and a master's degree in finance from UPenn. ^[2] She married Clarence Canty and had a daughter and four sons. ^[3]

In 1977, she was the plaintiff in a discrimination lawsuit and earlier in that same decade she was one of several Black lawmakers whose taxes came under increased scrutiny. ^{[2] [4] [5]}

References

1. "Former state Rep. Henrietta Canty dies at 74". AccessWDUN.
2. "Canty v. Olivarez, 452 F. Supp. 762 (N.D. Ga. 1978)". Justia Law.
3. https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20032004/27115
4. Musgrove, George Derek (2012). Rumor, Repression, and Racial Politics: How the Harassment of Black Elected Officials Shaped Post-civil Rights America. University of Georgia Press. p. 62. ISBN   978-0-8203-4121-7.
5. Jong, Greta de (2010-01-28). Invisible Enemy: The African American Freedom Struggle after 1965. John Wiley & Sons. p. 135. ISBN   978-1-4443-2083-1.