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
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Continental Congress delegate ⓘ human ⓘ president of the Continental Congress ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Oxon Hill, Maryland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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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
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Maryland House of Delegates ⓘ Maryland Senate ⓘ
surface form:
Maryland State Senate
Colonial Assembly of Maryland ⓘ
surface form:
Maryland provincial legislature
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| notableFor |
Being cited by some as an early presiding executive of the United States
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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
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Oversight of early United States government operations under the Articles of Confederation ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 8 ⓘ |
| occupation |
merchant
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politician ⓘ |
| officeContested | Presiding officer of the United States in Congress Assembled ⓘ |
| partOf |
Framers of the United States Constitution
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surface form:
Founding generation of the United States
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| placeOfBirth |
Charles County, Maryland
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Colony of Maryland ⓘ
surface form:
Province of Maryland
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| placeOfDeath |
Oxon Hill, Maryland
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Prince George’s County, Maryland ⓘ
surface form:
Prince George's County, Maryland
United States of America ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Delegate to the Continental Congress
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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)
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surface form:
Anglicanism
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| residence |
Charles County, Maryland
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Frederick County, Maryland ⓘ Oxon Hill, Maryland ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Articles of Confederation
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surface form:
Adoption of the Articles of Confederation
American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| spouse | Jane Contee ⓘ |
| startTime | 1781-11-05 ⓘ |
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