Walter F. Hansen Explained

Walter F. Hansen
Office:Mayor of Boise, Idaho
Term Start:May 6, 1927
Term End:April 30, 1929
Predecessor:Herbert F. Lemp
Successor:James P. Pope
Birth Date:April 19, 1877
Birth Place:Denmark
Death Place:Butte County, California, United States

Walter Fritz Hansen (April 19, 1877 – November 8, 1965) was a Danish-born American politician who served as mayor of Boise, Idaho, from 1927 to 1929.

Hansen was appointed mayor to serve almost all of the two-year term of his predecessor Herbert F. Lemp, who died only four days after taking office.

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