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John Hanson (Jamaica)

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Jamaican planter and politician

John Hanson (died between 1829 and 1832) was a planter in Jamaica and the owner of the Salt Pond Pen. He inherited this estate from his father, the planter and slave owner John Hanson. He was elected to the House of Assembly of Jamaica in 1820.

He was married to Elizabeth Williams Hanson, with whom he had three daughters: Sarah Ann Hanson, Jane Curtis Hanson and Susannah Joyce Hanson.

References

  1. John Hanson junior. Legacies of British Slave-ownership, University College London. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  2. Hakewill, James. (1825) A Picturesque Tour of the Island of Jamaica, From Drawings Made in the Years 1820 and 1821. London: Hurst and Robinson & E. Lloyd. p. 13.
  3. Elizabeth Williams Hanson. Legacies of British Slave-ownership, University College London. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
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