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 | | 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) |
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