Alexander Contee Hanson
| Alexander Contee Hanson | |
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United States Senator from Maryland |
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In office December 20, 1816 – April 23, 1819 |
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| Preceded by | Robert G. Harper |
| Succeeded by | William Pinkney |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 3rd district |
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In office March 4, 1813 – 1816 |
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| Preceded by | Philip B. Key |
| Succeeded by | George Peter |
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates | |
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In office 1811–1815 |
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February 27, 1786 Annapolis, Maryland |
| Died | April 23, 1819 (aged 33) Elkridge, Maryland |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Spouse(s) | Priscilla Dorsey |
| Children | Charles Grosvenor Hanson |
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Alexander Contee Hanson, Sr. Rebecca Howard |
| Relatives | Thomas P. Grosvenor (brother-in-law) |
| Alma mater | St. John’s College |
Alexander Contee Hanson (February 27, 1786 – April 23, 1819) 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.
Alexander Contee Hanson was born in Annapolis, Maryland on February 27, 1786, the son of Alexander Contee Hanson, Sr. (1749-1806) and Rebecca Howard (ca. 1760-1806). His younger sister, Mary Jane Hanson (1791–1815), was married to Thomas Peabody Grosvenor (1778–1817), a U.S. Representative from New York. He attended local private schools and graduated from St. John’s College in Annapolis in 1802.
He was the grandson of John Hanson (1721–1783), a delegate to the Continental Congress who signed the Articles of Confederation and served as the 9th President of the Continental Congress, and Jane Contee (1726–1812), herself the granddaughter of Thomas Brooke, Jr. (1660–1730). Through his paternal grandmother's brother, Thomas Contee (1729-1793), he was related to Benjamin Contee (1755–1815) and Thomas Contee Worthington (1782–1847), William Grafton Delaney Worthington (1785–1856), and Walter Brooke Cox Worthington (1795–1845). His cousin, Rebecca Thomas (1777-1814) was married to another cousin, Alexander Contee Magruder (c. 1779-1853).
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