Charles E. Hanson
Charles E. Hanson was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography[edit]
Hanson was born on February 27, 1855, in Modum, Norway.[1] In 1871, he settled in Pierce County, Wisconsin, where he eventually became a farm owner. On April 27, 1879, Hanson married Belle Anderson. They would have six children. Hanson was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He died in 1932.
Political career[edit]
Hanson was elected to the Assembly in 1916, 1918, 1920, 1922 and 1928.[2] During the 1925 session, Hanson was sergeant-at-arms of the Assembly. Other positions he held include Assessor of River Falls (town), Wisconsin and school board member. He was a Republican.
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Categories:
- People from Modum
- Norwegian emigrants to the United States
- People from Pierce County, Wisconsin
- Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- School board members in Wisconsin
- 20th-century Methodists
- Farmers from Wisconsin
- 1855 births
- 1932 deaths
- Burials in Wisconsin
- Leaders of the American Society of Equity