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Alfred H. Hanscom

Alfred Henry Hanscom (1819 – c. 1880) was a state legislator in Michigan who served in the Michigan House of Representatives. He served as the Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives in 1845.

Early life

Hanscom was born in 1819 in Rochester, New York to parents Sarah and George George Hansom.[1]

Career

Hanscom served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the Oakland County district in 1842 and then again in 1845. During his term as 1845, he also held the position of Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives.[2] Hanscom was a delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention of 1850. Hanscom was the United States Consul to Rio Grande do Sul from 1854 to 1857.[1]

Personal life

Hanscom married Jane A. Forsythe in 1838. Later, on August 12, 1859, he married Adelia Weller.[1]

Death

Hanscom moved to Ontonagon County, Michigan around 1850, and then died around thirty years later.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Hannabury to Hanselman". Political Graveyard. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  2. ^ "Legislator Details - Alfred H. Hanscom". Library of Michigan. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  3. ^ Bingham, Stephen D. (1888). Early History of Michigan: With Biographies of State Officers, Members of Congress, Judges and Legislators.