John Hanson (Liberian politician)

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John Hanson, c. 1856, from a daguerreotype attributed to Augustus Washington Senator John Hanson (photo by Augustus Washington, ca. 1856) (cropped).jpg
John Hanson, c. 1856, from a daguerreotype attributed to Augustus Washington

John Hanson (died c. 1860) was a politician in Liberia. He served in Colonial Council and as a senator from Grand Bassa County following Liberia's independence in 1847.

Hanson was born into slavery, but purchased his freedom and emigrated from Baltimore to Liberia aged 36. [2] In Liberia, he joined the growing mercantile class. He also served as Commissary in the same county for several years, furnishing a house for the storage of arms and ammunition. [3] Hanson died in 1860, and was mourned as a "faithful and patriotic servant" by Liberian president Stephen Allen Benson.

Senator Hanson has sometimes been misidentified as being John Hanson of Maryland, a white [4] politician who served as a President of the Continental Congress during the American Revolution.

References

  1. ↑ "American Colonization Society". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on Feb 5, 2010. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
  2. ↑ Dinius, Marcy J. "The Camera and the Press" pg. 182
  3. ↑ "The Statute Laws of the Republic of Liberia" Vol. I, pg. 233
  4. ↑ Peterson, Audrey (March 6, 2009). "Black History Urban Legends". American Legacy. Archived from the original on March 31, 2009.
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