Hanson was born in London, the second son of Benjamin Hanson, a fruit merchant and importer, and was educated at a private school in Melbourn, Cambridgeshire. Admitted a solicitor in 1828, he practised briefly in London, becoming a disciple of Edward Gibbon Wakefield in connection with his colonization schemes. Hanson joined The Globe as a political critic early in 1837. In 1838 he went with Lord Durham to Canada as assistant commissioner of inquiry into crown lands and immigration. Hanson worked with Dominick Daly in Canada.
In 1840, on the death of Lord Durham, Hanson settled in Wellington, New Zealand. He there acted as crown prosecutor, but in 1846 moved to South Australia. On his arrival in the colony of South Australia in 1846, Hanson immediately set up a legal practice. He served as Advocate-General and Attorney-General for the colony before election to the seat of City of Adelaide in 1857.[1]
In 1851 Hanson was appointed advocate-general of the colony, initially as a temporary replacement for the ailing William Smillie,[2] made permanent when Smillie died. He took an active share in the passing of many important measures, such as the first Education Act, the District Councils Act of 1852, and the Act of 1856 which granted constitutional government to the colony. In 1856 he was attorney-general in the first ministry under Boyle Travers Finniss; becoming premier himself in 1857. Among the acts passed were the first patents act, an insolvency act, a partial consolidation of the criminal law, and the Torrens real property act, though he was at first opposed to this measure. He also passed an act legalizing marriage with a deceased wife's sister, the first of its kind in the Empire, but the royal assent was refused on this occasion.
After leaving parliament, Hanson replaced Sir Charles Cooper as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia in 1861. He was knighted in 1869 by Queen Victoria when he visited England, and was acting Governor of South Australia for 1872–73. In his spare time Hanson gave much time to theological studies. His publications include Law in Nature and Other Papers (1865), The Jesus of History (1869), Letters to and from Rome (1869), The Apostle Paul, and the Preaching of Christianity in the Primitive Church (1875).
Freemasonry was an integral part of Hanson's personal life. He was elected as a member and initiated into the Craft on 27 November 1834 in London when The Lodge of Friendship, a Lodge especially founded to become South Australia's first Lodge, held its very first meeting. Later he was to rise in position within the Lodge, which still exists to the present day, and ultimately served as its Master.
His summer residence, Woodhouse, near Piccadilly, South Australia, is today owned by the South Australian Scout Association, and used for Scout leader training and private functions and accommodation; the extensive grounds are used for camping and outdoor adventuring.[4]
Richard's brother William Hanson (1810–1875) was an architect and engineer who played a decisive role in the early history of South Australia's railways and waterworks.
Family
Hanson married the widow Ann "Annie" Scanlon (perhaps Scanton), née Hopgood (died 1895) at his home, Sturt Street, Adelaide, on 29 March 1851. Their eldest daughter Sarah Elizabeth "Lisa"[5] Hanson (23 February 1853 – c. 15 January 1930) married barrister Eustace Beardoe Grundy QC at St Johns Church, Adelaide, on 6 July 1876.
Legacy
The following places in South Australia were named after him:
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^"Search result for "County of Hanson, Cnty" with the following layers selected - "Counties" and "Gazetteer"". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Hanson, Sir Richard Davies". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 931.
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For other people named Richard Hanson see Richard Hanson disambiguation Sir Richard Davies Hanson 6 December 1805 4 March 1876 was the fourth Premier of South Australia from 30 September 1857 until 8 May 1860 and was a Chief Judge from 20 November 1861 until 4 March 1876 on the Supreme Court of South Australia which is the highest ranking court in the Australian State of South Australia Sir Richard Hanson4th Premier of South AustraliaIn office 30 September 1857 8 May 1860MonarchVictoriaGovernorSir Richard MacDonnellPreceded byRobert TorrensSucceeded byThomas ReynoldsPersonal detailsBornRichard Davies Hanson 1805 12 06 6 December 1805London England UKDied4 March 1876 1876 03 04 aged 70 Mount Lofty South AustraliaSpouseAnn Hopgood Contents 1 Life 2 Personal life 3 Family 4 Legacy 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksLife EditHanson was born in London the second son of Benjamin Hanson a fruit merchant and importer and was educated at a private school in Melbourn Cambridgeshire Admitted a solicitor in 1828 he practised briefly in London becoming a disciple of Edward Gibbon Wakefield in connection with his colonization schemes Hanson joined The Globe as a political critic early in 1837 In 1838 he went with Lord Durham to Canada as assistant commissioner of inquiry into crown lands and immigration Hanson worked with Dominick Daly in Canada In 1840 on the death of Lord Durham Hanson settled in Wellington New Zealand He there acted as crown prosecutor but in 1846 moved to South Australia On his arrival in the colony of South Australia in 1846 Hanson immediately set up a legal practice He served as Advocate General and Attorney General for the colony before election to the seat of City of Adelaide in 1857 1 In 1851 Hanson was appointed advocate general of the colony initially as a temporary replacement for the ailing William Smillie 2 made permanent when Smillie died He took an active share in the passing of many important measures such as the first Education Act the District Councils Act of 1852 and the Act of 1856 which granted constitutional government to the colony In 1856 he was attorney general in the first ministry under Boyle Travers Finniss becoming premier himself in 1857 Among the acts passed were the first patents act an insolvency act a partial consolidation of the criminal law and the Torrens real property act though he was at first opposed to this measure He also passed an act legalizing marriage with a deceased wife s sister the first of its kind in the Empire but the royal assent was refused on this occasion After leaving parliament Hanson replaced Sir Charles Cooper as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia in 1861 He was knighted in 1869 by Queen Victoria when he visited England and was acting Governor of South Australia for 1872 73 In his spare time Hanson gave much time to theological studies His publications include Law in Nature and Other Papers 1865 The Jesus of History 1869 Letters to and from Rome 1869 The Apostle Paul and the Preaching of Christianity in the Primitive Church 1875 He was elected the first Chancellor of the University of Adelaide the first vice chancellor was Augustus Short 3 He died in Australia on 4 March 1876 Personal life EditFreemasonry was an integral part of Hanson s personal life He was elected as a member and initiated into the Craft on 27 November 1834 in London when The Lodge of Friendship a Lodge especially founded to become South Australia s first Lodge held its very first meeting Later he was to rise in position within the Lodge which still exists to the present day and ultimately served as its Master His summer residence Woodhouse near Piccadilly South Australia is today owned by the South Australian Scout Association and used for Scout leader training and private functions and accommodation the extensive grounds are used for camping and outdoor adventuring 4 Richard s brother William Hanson 1810 1875 was an architect and engineer who played a decisive role in the early history of South Australia s railways and waterworks Family EditHanson married the widow Ann Annie Scanlon perhaps Scanton nee Hopgood died 1895 at his home Sturt Street Adelaide on 29 March 1851 Their eldest daughter Sarah Elizabeth Lisa 5 Hanson 23 February 1853 c 15 January 1930 married barrister Eustace Beardoe Grundy QC at St Johns Church Adelaide on 6 July 1876 Legacy EditThe following places in South Australia were named after him Hanson Street in Adelaide named in 1837 and which was later subsumed by the expanded Pulteney Street in 1967 citation needed The cadastral unit of the Hundred of Hanson created in 1860 6 The cadastral unit of the County of Hanson created in 1877 7 The town of Hanson which was named in 1940 8 The seat of Hanson in the South Australian House of Assembly which was created in 1970 and renamed to Ashford in 2002 citation needed See also EditJudiciary of AustraliaNotes Edit Hon Sir Richard Davies Hanson Former members of the Parliament of South Australia Retrieved 25 November 2022 The Government Gazette South Australian Register 18 July 1851 p 3 Retrieved 13 November 2016 via Trove News of the Week South Australian Chronicle And Weekly Mail 12 December 1874 p 10 Retrieved 9 July 2018 via Trove Woodhouse Activity Centre Adelaide Hills South Australia Obituary The Chronicle South Australia 16 January 1930 p 41 Retrieved 9 July 2018 via Trove Search result for Hundred of Hanson Hd with the following layers selected Hundreds and Gazetteer Location SA Map Viewer Government of South Australia Retrieved 3 January 2019 Search result for County of Hanson Cnty with the following layers selected Counties and Gazetteer Location SA Map Viewer Government of South Australia Retrieved 3 January 2019 Search result for Hanson GTWN with the following layers selected Counties and Gazetteer Location SA Map Viewer Government of South Australia Retrieved 3 January 2019 References EditBoase George Clement 1890 Hanson Richard Davies In Stephen Leslie Lee Sidney eds Dictionary of National Biography Vol 24 London Smith Elder amp Co Hanson Sir Richard Davies 1805 1876 Australian Dictionary of Biography Volume 4 MUP 1972 pp 336 340 Retrieved 20 January 2009 Serle Percival 1949 Hanson Richard Dictionary of Australian Biography Sydney Angus and Robertson Retrieved 20 January 2009 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Hanson Sir Richard Davies Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 12 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 931 External links EditSouth Australian Parliament HansonPolitical officesNew title Attorney General of South Australia1856 1857 Succeeded byEdward GwynnePreceded byRichard Andrews Attorney General of South Australia1857 1860 Succeeded byHenry StrangwaysPreceded byRobert Torrens Premier of South Australia1857 1860 Succeeded byThomas ReynoldsParliament of South AustraliaNew district Member for City of Adelaide1857 1861 Served alongside Robert Torrens Judah Solomon Francis Dutton Boyle Finniss John Neales William Burford William Owen Matthew Moorhouse Philip Santo Samuel Bakewell William Parkin Succeeded byJames BoucautLegal officesPreceded byCharles Cooper Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia20 November 1861 4 March 1876 Succeeded bySamuel WayGovernment officesPreceded byJames Harwood Rocke Administrator of South Australia1872 1873 Succeeded byWilliam Wellington Cairns Academic officesNew title Chancellor of the University of Adelaide1874 1876 Succeeded by Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Hanson Australian politician amp oldid 1123686250, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
