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John Hanson ( – November 15, 1783) was a merchant and public official from Maryland during the era of the American Revolution. ==Early life== John Hanson was born in Port Tobacco Parish in Charles County in the Province of Maryland on April 3, 1721, which in the modern calendar system is equivalent to April 14. Sources published prior to a 1940 genealogical study sometimes listed his birth date as April 13 or his year of birth as 1715. Hanson was born on a plantation called "Mulberry Grove" into a wealthy and prominent family. His parents were Samuel (c. 1685–1740) and Elizabeth (Storey) Hanson (c. 1688–1764). Samuel Hanson was a planter who owned more than , and held a variety of political offices, including serving two terms in the Maryland General Assembly. John Hanson was of English ancestry; his grandfather, also named John, came to Charles County, Maryland, as an indentured servant around 1661. In 1876, a writer named George Hanson placed John Hanson in his family tree of Swedish-Americans descended from four Swedish brothers who emigrated to New Sweden in 1642. This story was often repeated over the next century, but scholarly research in the late 20th century showed that John Hanson was of English heritage and not related to those Swedish-American Hansons. Little is known about Hanson's early life; he was presumably privately tutored as was customary among the gentry of his time and place. He followed his father's path as a planter, slave owner, and public official. He was often referred to as ''John Hanson, Jr.'', to distinguish him from an older man of the same name. About 1744 he married Jane Contee (1728–1812), with whom he would have eight children. Their son Peter Contee Hanson (1758–1776) died in the battle of Fort Washington during the American Revolutionary War. Their oldest son Alexander Contee Hanson, Sr. (1749–1806) was a notable essayist. Alexander Hanson is sometimes confused with his son, Alexander Contee Hanson, Jr. (1786–1819), who became a newspaper editor and US Senator. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Hanson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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