John Hanson

American merchant and public official (1721-1783)
Person human Q711760
John Hanson
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John Hanson

Summary

John Hanson is a human[1]. His place of birth was Port Tobacco Village[2]. He was born on +1721-04-14T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Prince George's County[4]. He died on +1783-11-15T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a politician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (229 views/month, #7,072 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John Hanson's place of birth was Port Tobacco Village[2].
  • John Hanson passed away in Prince George's County[4].
  • John Hanson was born on +1721-04-14T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Hanson died on +1783-11-15T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Hanson's father was Samuel Hanson[8].
  • John Hanson's mother was Elizabeth Story[9].
  • A child of John Hanson was Alexander Contee Hanson Sr.[10].
  • John Hanson held citizenship in United States[11].
  • John Hanson worked as a politician[6].
  • John Hanson held the position of President of the Continental Congress[12].
  • John Hanson held the position of member of the Maryland House of Delegates[13].
  • John Hanson's image is recorded as John Hanson Portrait 1770.jpg[14].
  • John Hanson is recorded as male[15].
  • John Hanson's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • John Hanson's signature is recorded as John Hanson Signature.svg[17].
  • John Hanson's ISNI is recorded as 0000000030591754[18].
  • John Hanson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 21260182[19].
  • John Hanson's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88654480[20].
  • John Hanson's Commons category is recorded as John Hanson[21].
  • John Hanson's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 8291654[22].
  • John Hanson's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/045ms[23].
  • John Hanson's family name is recorded as Hanson[24].
  • John Hanson's given name is recorded as John[25].
  • John Hanson's US Congress Bio ID is recorded as H000177[26].
  • John Hanson's NUKAT ID is recorded as n2020061628[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Port Tobacco Village[2], John Hanson… he was born on +1721-04-14T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Samuel Hanson[8]. His mother was Elizabeth Story[9].

Career and Affiliations

John Hanson worked as a politician[6]. Positions held include President of the Continental Congress[12], a position[28], founded in 1774[29] and member of the Maryland House of Delegates[13], a position[30], in United States[31].

Personal Life

A child of John Hanson was Alexander Contee Hanson Sr.[10].

Death and Burial

John Hanson died on +1783-11-15T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Prince George's County[4].

Why It Matters

John Hanson ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (229 views/month, #7,072 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32]

FAQs

Where was John Hanson born?

John Hanson was born in Port Tobacco Village[2].

Where did John Hanson die?

John Hanson died in Prince George's County[4].

Who were John Hanson's parents?

John Hanson's father was Samuel Hanson[8]. John Hanson's mother was Elizabeth Story[9].

What did John Hanson do for work?

John Hanson worked as politician[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  19. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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