Alexander C. Hanson
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Alexander Contee Hanson was an American lawyer, publisher, and statesman. He represented the third district of Maryland in the U.S. House, and the state of Maryland in the U.S. Senate. The town of Han
The family estate, "Belmont", near Elkridge, Maryland
Alexander Contee Hanson Sr.
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Alexander Contee Hanson Sr. was an attorney who served as Chancellor of Maryland from 1789 until his death.
Alexander C. Hanson
…The town of Hanson, Massachusetts is named after him. Alexander Contee Hanson was born in Annapolis, Maryland, on February 27, 1786, the second son of Alexander Contee Hanson, Sr. (1749–1806) and Rebecca Howard (ca. 1760–1806). His older brother, Charles W. Hanson, later became a judge in Baltimore. His younger sister, Mary Jane…
Portrait by Rembrandt Peale, c. 1798