The Political Graveyard: Hanson-Contee family of Maryland

Hanson-Contee family of Maryland

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John Hanson (1715-1783) — of Maryland. Born near Port Tobacco, Charles County, Md., April 3, 1715. Married 1747 to Jane Contee; grandfather of Alexander Contee Hanson. Member of Maryland state senate, 1757-73; Delegate to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1779-82; signer, Articles of Confederation, 1781. Swedish ancestry. Died in Prince George's County, Md., November 22, 1783. Interment at a private or family graveyard, Prince George's County, Md.
- See also: congressional biography; NNDB dossier; Find-A-Grave memorial.
Benjamin Contee (1755-1815) — of Maryland. Born in Prince George's County, Md., 1755. Granduncle of Thomas Contee Worthington; uncle of Alexander Contee Hanson. Delegate to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1788; U.S. Representative from Maryland at-large, 1789-91; state court judge in Maryland, 1815. Episcopalian. Died near Port Tobacco, Charles County, Md., November 30, 1815. Interment at a private or family graveyard, Charles County, Md.
- See also: congressional biography.
Thomas Contee Worthington (1782-1847) — of Maryland. Born near Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Md., November 25, 1782. Grandnephew of Benjamin Contee. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1818; U.S. Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1825-27; member of Maryland state executive council, 1831-33. Episcopalian. Died in Frederick, Frederick County, Md., April 12, 1847. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Md.
- See also: congressional biography.
Alexander Contee Hanson (1786-1819) — also known as Alexander C. Hanson — of near Elkridge, Howard County, Md. Born in Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Md., February 27, 1786. Grandson of John Hanson; nephew of Benjamin Contee. Member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1811-15; U.S. Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1813-16; U.S. Senator from Maryland, 1816-19; died in office 1819. Episcopalian. Died near Elkridge, Howard County, Md., April 23, 1819. Interment at a private or family graveyard, Howard County, Md.
- See also: congressional biography.

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