John Hanson (died between 1829 and 1832) was a planter in Jamaica and the owner of the Salt Pond Pen. He inherited this estate from his father, the planter and slave owner John Hanson.[1] He was elected to the House of Assembly of Jamaica in 1820.[2]

He was married to Elizabeth Williams Hanson, with whom he had three daughters: Sarah Ann Hanson, Jane Curtis Hanson and Susannah Joyce Hanson.[3]

References

  1. ↑ John Hanson junior. Legacies of British Slave-ownership, University College London. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  2. ↑ Hakewill, James. (1825) A Picturesque Tour of the Island of Jamaica, From Drawings Made in the Years 1820 and 1821. London: Hurst and Robinson & E. Lloyd. p. 13.
  3. ↑ Elizabeth Williams Hanson. Legacies of British Slave-ownership, University College London. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
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