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Sir Charles Hanson, 1st Baronet

January 01, 1970

Sir Charles Augustin Hanson, 1st Baronet (1846 – 17 January 1922) of Fowey was a British politician and 590th Lord Mayor of London.

He was born in Cornwall to master mariner Joseph Hanson and Mary Ann Hicks and was educated at Fowey School. He emigrated to Canada, where he made his fortune in the lumber business and returned to Cornwall c.1890. Whilst in Canada he married Martha Sabine Applebe, a wealthy Canadian heiress, with whom he had a son and a daughter. On his return he bought a tract of land in Cornwall and built Fowey Hall in 1899. However he spent much of his time in London as a stockbroker.[1]

He was pricked High Sheriff of Cornwall for 1907–08. In 1908 he was awarded the Cross of Knight of the Order of Francis Joseph, which was conferred on him by the Emperor of Austria for services rendered.[2]

He became an alderman of the City of London in 1909. He was made Sheriff of the City of London in 1911–12 and Lord Mayor of London in 1917–18. He was created a baronet on 6 July 1918.[3] On 20 December 1920, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Cornwall.[4] In 1920 he was made a Commander of the Order of the Redeemer by the King of Greece and awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure by the Emperor of Japan.[5]

He was also a Coalition Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Bodmin in Cornwall from 1916 to his death in 1922. His son, Sir Charles Hanson, 2nd Baronet was to become a Lieutenant of London.

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  1. ^ "THE HANSON FAMILY". Fowey Hall Hotel. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  2. ^ "No. 28178". The London Gazette. 18 September 1908. p. 6757.
  3. ^ "No. 30958". The London Gazette. 18 October 1918. p. 12250.
  4. ^ "No. 32176". The London Gazette. 31 December 1920. p. 12756.
  5. ^ "No. 31928". The London Gazette. 4 June 1920. p. 6176.
  6. ^ Cornwall Marine Directory – Fowey
  7. ^ Sir William Purdie

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External links edit

  • Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Charles Hanson
Honorary titles
Preceded by Lord Mayor of London
1917–1918 		Succeeded by
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Bodmin
1916–1922 		Succeeded by
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baronet
(of Fowey)
1918–1922 		Succeeded by


  

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