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John Hanson (April 14 [O.S. April 3] 1721 – November 15, 1783) was an American Founding Father, merchant, and politician from Maryland during the Revolutionary Era.In 1779, Hanson was elected as a delegate to the Continental Congress after serving in a variety of roles for the Patriot cause in Maryland.
The myth surrounding the first U.S. president confuses two historical figures named John Hanson, one Black and the other white. The John Hanson who was Black was a former slave from Maryland who ...
President Barack Obama, who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017, had an African father and an American mother of mostly European ancestry. [1] [2] His father, Barack Obama Sr. (1936–1982), [3] was a Luo Kenyan [4] from Nyang'oma Kogelo, Kenya. [5]
John Hanson (died c. 1860) was an African American politician in Liberia. He served in Colonial Council and as a senator from Grand Bassa County following Liberia's independence in 1847. He was born into slavery, but he purchased his freedom and emigrated from Baltimore to Liberia at age thirty-six. [ 2 ]
Hanson died only days after his only term as President ended, and many soon forgot him. His Maryland home was torn down in the 1980s and later replaced with a replica, according to Yahoo.
2 Hanson, John ( an African American) 3 April 2007 revisions. 1 comment. 4 John Hanson was Black: Fact or Fiction? 1 comment. 5 The 2 dollar bill picture of John Hanson.
The marble along the walls and the columns are flecked with rust and black, Maryland's official colors. Two famous Marylanders are featured in statues flanking the podium: John Hanson, the first president by the Articles of Confederation, and Charles Carroll, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
President John Hanson wanted to resign after only a week in office, but Congress lacked a quorum to select a successor, and so he stayed on. [7] President Thomas Mifflin found it difficult to convince the states to send enough delegates to Congress to ratify the 1783 Treaty of Paris. [19]