Alfred H. Hanscom Explained

Alfred H. Hanscom
Office:United States Consul to Rio Grande do Sul
Term Start:1854
Term End:1857
Office2:Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives
Term Start2:1845
Term End2:1845
Predecessor2:Edwin H. Lothrop
Successor2:Isaac E. Crary
State House3:Michigan
District3:Oakland County
Term Start3:January 3, 1842
Term End3:1842
Term Start4:1845
Term End4:1845
Birth Date:1819
Birth Place:Rochester, New York
Death Date: 1880
Death Place:Ontonagon County, Michigan
Spouse:Jane A. Forsythe (1838)
Adelia Weller (1859)
Party:Democratic

Alfred Henry Hanscom (1819 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hannabury to Hanselman. . December 10, 2019.
  2. Web site: Legislator Details - Alfred H. Hanscom. . December 10, 2019.
  3. Book: Bingham, Stephen D. . 1888 . Early History of Michigan: With Biographies of State Officers, Members of Congress, Judges and Legislators . en .