John Hanson

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John Hanson was an American Revolutionary-era politician from Maryland who served as a key leader in the early United States government and is sometimes cited as one of the nation’s first presiding executives under the Articles of Confederation.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf American politician
Continental Congress delegate
human
president of the Continental Congress
burialPlace Oxon Hill, Maryland
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1715-04-14
dateOfDeath 1783-11-22
endTime 1782-11-03
ethnicGroup English American
familyName Hanson
givenName John
memberOf Continental Congress
Maryland House of Delegates
Maryland Senate
surface form: Maryland State Senate

Colonial Assembly of Maryland
surface form: Maryland provincial legislature
notableFor Being cited by some as an early presiding executive of the United States
Serving as one of the first presidents of the United States in Congress Assembled under the Articles of Confederation
notableWork Leadership in ratification and implementation of the Articles of Confederation
Oversight of early United States government operations under the Articles of Confederation
numberOfChildren 8
occupation merchant
politician
officeContested Presiding officer of the United States in Congress Assembled
partOf Framers of the United States Constitution
surface form: Founding generation of the United States
placeOfBirth Charles County, Maryland
Colony of Maryland
surface form: Province of Maryland
placeOfDeath Oxon Hill, Maryland
Prince George’s County, Maryland
surface form: Prince George's County, Maryland

United States of America
positionHeld Delegate to the Continental Congress
Justice of the peace in Maryland
Member of the Maryland Committee of Correspondence
Member of the Maryland Convention
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
Member of the Maryland State Senate
President of the Continental Congress
President of the Maryland Assembly
Sheriff of Charles County, Maryland
Treasurer of Frederick County, Maryland
religion Anglicanism (broadly)
surface form: Anglicanism
residence Charles County, Maryland
Frederick County, Maryland
Oxon Hill, Maryland
sexOrGender male
significantEvent Articles of Confederation
surface form: Adoption of the Articles of Confederation

American Revolutionary War
spouse Jane Contee
startTime 1781-11-05

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