Английская Википедия:Abraham Hanson
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:One source Abraham Hanson (1818 - 1866) was an English-born American pastor and US diplomat.
Personal life
Hanson was born near Bromley in South Yorkshire and was educated at Bromley CollegeШаблон:Clarify. He moved to the United States to become a pastor in the Methodist Episcopal Church pastor, serving in parishes in Aurora, Illinois, Chicago, Milwaukee and Racine, Wisconsin. He left the ministry in 1851 due to poor health and relocated to Kenosha, Wisconsin, where he became involved in local politics and was elected city treasurer for several terms.
Professional career
In May 1862, he became a U.S. Commercial Agent in Liberia and in June 1863, he was appointed by President Abraham Lincoln to become the first U. S. Commissioner/Consul General to Liberia. The United States Senate confirmed the appointment on January 12, 1864. In 1866, Hanson became ill during his diplomatic service. He died on July 20, 1866, and was buried in Monrovia, the Liberian capital.
References
- Abraham Hanson papers, 1840-1866, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
- "History of First Methodist Episcopal Church, Racine, Wisconsin" (1912), pages 53 and 70; published by E. W. Leach in 1912. Page 70 and 53.
Шаблон:US Ambassadors to Liberia
- Английская Википедия
- 1818 births
- 1866 deaths
- American Methodists
- 19th-century Methodist ministers
- Ambassadors of the United States to Liberia
- 19th-century American diplomats
- City and town treasurers in the United States
- Members of the Methodist Episcopal Church
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