| W. Stanley Hanson | |
| Birth Date: | 1883 |
| Occupation: | photographer ethnographer tax collector |
| Mother: | Julia Allen Hanson |
| Father: | William Hanson |
W. Stanley Hanson (1883–1945) was a photographer, ethnographer, and trusted friend of the Miccosukee and Seminole tribes in South Florida.[1] He served as tax collector and commissioner in Lee County, Florida.[2] The Smithsonian Institution has a collection of his photographs.[3] He also wrote about them and collected artworks from the tribes.[2] He served as Federal Inspector of Birds.[4]
His father, William Hanson (1842–1911), was a doctor in Ft. Myers who treated tribe members. Dr. William Hanson's wife Julia Allen Hanson (1843–1934) was also prominent in Ft. Myers.[1]
Stanley corresponded with Ernest Coe. He was involved in development of the Tamiami Trail connecting Southwest and Southeast Florida via a road through the Everglades.[1]
His son, W. Stanley Hanson, Jr. died October 5, 2005.[5] In 1975, he was interviewed about his father's life experiences as well as his own.[6]
Historian Woody Hanson is a descendant of the family.[7] [8]
The state archives of Florida have a photograph of him.[9]