John Hanson (Liberian politician)
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John Hanson (Liberian politician)
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John Hanson was an African American politician in Liberia. He served in Colonial Council and as a senator from Grand Bassa County following Liberia's independence in 1847. He was born into slavery, but he purchased his freedom and emigrated from Baltimore to Liberia at age thirty-six. In Liberia, he joined the growing mercantile class. He also served as Commissary in the same county for several years, furnishing a house for the storage of arms and ammunition.
Hanson died in 1860, and was mourned
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African American politician (died 1860)
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2023-03-26T15:17:39Z
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