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  Station Information - John Hanson
John Hanson is considered the first President of the United States in Congress assembled under the Articles of Confederation, but in fact, he was the third man to hold that position.
Prior to his election to the office, the thirteenth state, Maryland, approved the Articles, and therefore Hanson was the first to hold the position after all of the thirteen colonies had approved the Articles.
Hanson was born in Charles County, Maryland on April 3, 1715 to descendants of Swedish settlers.
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 John Hanson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Hanson (April 3, 1715 – November 22, 1783) was a delegate to the Continental Congress from Maryland.
Alexander (1749-1806), known as Alexander Contee Hanson, Sr., became a lawyer and a judge.
Nevertheless, officially Hanson was the third presiding officer of the Congress of the United States, and he considered himself a successor to the first two men to hold the office, Samuel Huntington and Thomas McKean.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Hanson   (1050 words)

  
 Gulbangi Family and Genealogy Research - Person Page 90   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Alexander Contee was born in 1691 in Devonshire, England.
Alexander Contee Hanson was the son of Alexander Contee Hanson and Rebecca Howard.
HANSON, Alexander Contee, senator, was born in Annapolis, Md., Feb. 27, 1786; son of Judge Alexander Contee and Rebecca (Howard) Hanson; and grandson of John and Jane (Contee) Hanson.
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 The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Hansford to Hanzl
Hanson, Britt — of Bisbee, Cochise County, Ariz. Democrat.
Son of Hans Hanson Holton and Gunhild Larsdatter; married 1848 to Aslaug Swensungdatter, Anne Marie Pedersdatter and Sophie Moslet.
Hanson, Walter — of Ionia, Ionia County, Mich. Republican.
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 John Hanson -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
John Hanson (April 3, 1715–November 22, 1783) was a delegate to the (The legislative assembly composed of delegates from the rebel colonies who met during and after the American Revolution; they issued the Declaration of Independence and framed Articles of Confederation) Continental Congress from (A Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies) Maryland.
In December of 1779, the Maryland House of Delegates named John Hanson as one of its delegates to the (The legislative assembly composed of delegates from the rebel colonies who met during and after the American Revolution; they issued the Declaration of Independence and framed Articles of Confederation) Continental Congress.
While Hanson was in Congress, the (A written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states; it provided a legal symbol of their union by gave the central government no coercive power over the states or their citizens) Articles of Confederation were at last ratified by all the states.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/jo/john_hanson.htm   (1095 words)

  
 America's First President
Hanson was elected by a unanimous vote and all potential candidates refused to run against him because of his work during the revolution and influence in Congress.
Samuel Hanson, father of John Hanson, was a member of the General Assembly of Maryland – considered a distinguished position in the colonists' eyes as equal to a member of Parliament.
John Hanson was born on April 3, 1721 (old calendar – April 13 under the current calendar) under the reign of George the First of the House of Hanover – an English king who could neither read nor write the language of the country over which he ruled.
www.mindcontrolforums.com /america1stpresident.htm   (3368 words)

  
 Col. John, Huguenot, England to Maryland; 1699
Alexander's son, John Contee (1722-c.1796) served in the legislature (both houses); on the Council of Safety; and as sheriff, justic, tax-collector, church warden and school trustee.
He was the father of Benjamin Contee (1755-1815), a captain in the 3rd Maryland Batallion in the War for Independence; delegate to the Continental Congress 1787-88; and representative in the U.S. Congress 1789-91.
Their son, Alexander Contee Hanson (1749-1806) served briefly as assistant private secretary to General Washington in 1776 and, in 1789, became Chancellor of Maryland.
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 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Hanson, Alexander Contee (22 Oct. 1749-16 Jan. 1806), lawyer, jurist, and Federalist essayist, was born in Annapolis, Maryland, the son of John Hanson, a continental congressman and first president of the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation, and Jane Contee.
Hanson was reared in Annapolis and educated at the College of Philadelphia.
Hanson's Remarks on the Proposed Plan of Federal Government is reprinted in Magazine of History 47 (1933), and in Paul L. Ford, ed., Pamphlets on the Constitution of the United States (1888).
www.libarts.ucok.edu /history/faculty/roberson/course/1483/suppl/chpIX/Alexander%20Hanson.%20Jurist..htm   (1374 words)

  
 Port Chicago
Hanson was elected by an unanimous vote and all potential candidates refused to run against him because of his work during the revolution and influence in Congress.
Samuel Hanson, father of John Hanson, was a member of the General Assembly of Maryland, considered a distinguished position in the colonists' eyes as equal to a member of Parliament.
John Hanson was born on April 3, 1721 (old calendar, April 13 under the current calendar) under the reign of George the First of the House of Hanover, an English king who could neither read nor write the language of the country over which he ruled.
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 First President of the United States
Hanson only served a year, and is now largely forgotten, but at the time, a colleague wrote to congratulate him on filling "The most important seat in the United States." That letter was signed… George Washington.
Hanson was chosen by Maryland as one of its two citizens to be honored by placing their statues in Statuary Hall in our nation's capitol.
Hanson, a long-time member of the Maryland House of Delegates, was elected by the members of the Continental Congress to be its President on November 5th, 1781.
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 What’s in a name? <br> For Hanson namesakes, quite a lot   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Rather, it was named for Alexander Conte Hanson of Maryland, who had gained lasting notoriety as a defender of free speech and freedom of the press during the Bloody Baltimore Riot of 1812.
Alexander Contee Hanson was born in Annapolis, Maryland on February 27, 1786.
Alexander Contee Hanson, the catalyst for this dramatic change was himself elected as a Federalist to the thirteenth and fourteenth congresses and served from March 4, 1813 until his resignation in 1816.
www.hansonexpress.com /printer_8.shtml   (1017 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Hanson, Alexander Contee (27 Feb. 1786-23 Apr. 1819), lawyer, newspaper editor, and U.S. representative and senator, was born in Annapolis, Maryland, the son of Alexander Contee Hanson, a jurist and legislator, and Rebecca Howard.
Armed with muskets, the beleaguered Hanson, along with twenty friends and employees, fired on the attackers, killing one man. Local militia under General John Stricker and municipal authorities headed by Republican mayor Edward Johnson then intervened, and the defenders submitted themselves to the law.
Hanson was beaten into unconsciousness but escaped with help from one of the mob and resumed publication of his paper in August.
www.libarts.ucok.edu /history/faculty/roberson/course/1483/suppl/chpX/Alexander%20Hanson.%20Lawyer.%20newspaper%20editor.htm   (618 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: John Hanson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar.
John Hanson, sometimes called the First President of the United States, was the President of the Continental Congress in 1781-1782.
Interstate 595 is an unsigned number for a section of US 50 (the John Hanson Highway) from the Capital Beltway (I-95/I-495) east of Washington, D.C. to MD 70 at Annapolis, Maryland.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/John-Hanson   (3522 words)

  
 Stuart, Hanson, O'Donnell and Gammill Families - Person Page 34   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Alexander Contee Hanson married Rebecca Howard in 1771.
Alexander Contee Hanson was a (an unknown value) in 1776.
Alexander Contee Hanson married Priscilla Dorsey, daughter of Edward Dorsey.
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 A Riotous Affair, Arena
By focusing upon Alexander Contee Hanson and his newspaper, I am arguing that by nature the public sphere lacked consistent coherence, unity, and at times, the rationality needed to resolve political tensions.
Hanson's paper and Baltimore's riot highlight the breakdown of rational discourse within the public sphere.
Analyzing Hanson's paper, his involvement in the Washington Benevolent Society, and the 1812 riot underscores the heated nature of politics during the war of 1812 and the very limited nature of rhetoric within the public sphere.
mason.gmu.edu /~shurter/hist697/printers/narrativearena.html   (1568 words)

  
 Southern Utah Magazines: Hurricane Valley Magazine
Hanson lived, but some in his cadre were not so lucky.
The earlier riots and discord were but a memory in the wake of the high patriotism and commitment to the common defense that flowed through the population.
The prior target of mob violence, Alexander Contee Hanson, was elected to the Maryland state senate.
www.southernutahmagazines.com /article.php?id=171&n=These_United_States   (1692 words)

  
 Hanson — FactMonster.com
Hanson is three brothers: Clarke Isaac Hanson, Jordan Taylor Hanson, and Zachary Walker Hanson.
Curtis Hanson - Curtis Hanson director, producer Born: 3/24/1945 Birthplace: Reno, Nevada Writer, director and...
Howard Hanson - Hanson, Howard Hanson, Howard, 1896–1981, American composer, teacher, and conductor, b.
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 The Hansons and Smallwoods of Early Maryland and North Carolina
Robert Hanson and Bayne Smallwood both voted to affirm the language of this particular protest and place it in the official records.
Among the Hansons on the list were John and Peter Contee Hanson, probable cousins of Mary.
Col. John Hanson was heavily involved in the formation of the United States government and also the government of Maryland.
bransoncook.systemaxonline.com /narratives/hanson1.htm   (3161 words)

  
 John Hanson - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation John Hanson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
John Hanson - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation John Hanson.
Here you will find more informations about John Hanson.
The orginal John Hanson article can be editet
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 John Hanson — FactMonster.com
He served in the Maryland provincial legislature, was active in the patriot cause in the Revolution, and was (1780–82) a member of the Continental Congress.
Since he was the first President to serve the one-year term (1781–82), under the Articles of Confederation, Hanson is sometimes referred to as the first President of the United States.
Alexander Contee HANSON - HANSON, Alexander Contee (1786—1819) Senate Years of Service: 1816-1819 Party: Federalist...
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 The Conspiracy Against Baltimore
In Baltimore, this debate led to violence when Alexander Contee Hanson, owner and publisher of the Federal Republican newspaper, printed a series of articles critical of “Mr.
Hanson is pictured sporting devilish horns as he leans over his friend and legal advisor, Robert Goodloe Harper, seated with his harp in center.
Hanson died several years later of complications caused by the injuries he sustained that night.
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 Headquarters Activities
Alexander, Arthur J. "Judge John Laurance: Successful Investor in New York State Lands." New York History, 25 (January 1944), pp.
Miller, John C. Alexander Hamilton: Portrait in Paradox.
"Alexander Hamilton in New Jersey." Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society, 76 (April 1958), pp.
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 A Riotous Affair
When a man in the crowd (who actually, it appears, was trying to stop the boys) had his foot crushed by a stone the simmering anger was unleashed.
Unmoved, eventually officials convinced Hanson and his followers to be escorted to the city jail for greater protection.
Hanson advisedly fled the city, reestablishing his paper in Georgetown.
mason.gmu.edu /%7Eshurter/hist697/printers/images.htm   (818 words)

  
 John Hannon & Grace
JOHN and Alexander Hamilton from William and Matthew Boswell, Dec 1, 1766.
Wit - Sam: Hanson*, Geo: Lee* Eleanor and Catherine, the wives of the sd Mathew Bosell and William Bosell, relinquished their right of dower.
June 1767 then received of the within mentioned JOHN HANNON and Alexander Hannon the sum of three shillings and did ?prime ?stocking in an alienation fine for the within mentioned Land for the use of the Lord Baltimore and by virtue of a commission from Edw Lloyd Esq his Lordships agent and Phil R. Tindall
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 Re: Hanson, John born in 1721, Maryland
It states that John Hanson was born in 1715 in Mulberry Grove, Charles Co., Maryland and that he was a direct descendant of King Gustavus Adolphus II, King of Sweden.
John married Jane Contee, who was descended from a French Huguenot family of Rochelle.
They had three sons: Alexander Contee Hanson, Peter Contee Hanson and Samuel Contee Hanson, all played an active part in the Revolutionary period.
www.genforum.genealogy.com /md/messages/3652.html   (145 words)

  
 RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: American Families with Scottish and English Relations
Rebecca HOWARD was born 1759 in Charles Co., Maryland, and died 21 JUN 1806 in Annapolis, Maryland.
She married Alexander Contee HANSON 4 JUN 1778 in Anne Arundel Co. Maryland.
Alexander Contee HANSON II was born ABT 1782, and died ABT 1815.
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 List of people by name: Han - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hanson, John, (born 1922), British musician and composer
Hanson, Victor Davis, classicist, historian, and political commentator
This page was last modified 08:35, 10 November 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_people_by_name:_Han   (125 words)

  
 Annapolis Real Estate and Mona LaCovey
Alexander Contee Hanson (1749-1806), born in Annapolis, noted jurist.
Alexander Contee Hanson, (1786-1819), born in Annapolis, son of the above, United States Congressman and Senator from Maryland.
Reverdy Johnson, (1796-1876), born in Annapolis, United States Senator from Maryland and Attorney General of the United States.
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 Henry Lee biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
While he was still an incumbent of this latter office (1794), Washington appointed him to command the 15,000 troops whose mere presence quelled the Whisky Insurrection.
But before he could enter upon his new military duties he was wounded while aiding a friend, Alexander Contee Hanson (q.v.), editor of the Baltimore Federal Republican, whose property was attacked by a mob of political opponents.
Lee never recovered from this injury and died while on his return from a voyage to the West Indies, taken in the hope that a change of climate might prove beneficial.
www.dromo.info /leehbio.htm   (441 words)

  
 A Riotous Affair
A Federalist printer in the Democratic-Republican city of Baltimore, Hanson’s editorializing against the War of 1812 had provoked America's worst riot to this point.
Through Hanson's newspaper and the riot, this site explores the nature of the public sphere and what this nature reveals about the development of America’s broadening political culture.
This website is based upon a paper that argues for the need to balance the emphasis on rational discourses in the Early Republic by noting the irrationality, hysteria, and paranoia that existed and influenced the life of the young nation.
mason.gmu.edu /%7Eshurter/hist697/printers   (197 words)

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