Background
Hanson, Burton was born on August 27, 1851 in Rushford, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Cornelius and Catherine (Tremper) Hanson.
Hanson, Burton was born on August 27, 1851 in Rushford, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Cornelius and Catherine (Tremper) Hanson.
Educated Whitewater (Wisconsin) Normal School.
Admitted to bar, 1876. Solicitor Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western Railway, 1879-1883. Assistant general solicitor, 1883-1895, general solicitor, 1895-1910, general counsel, January 1, since 1911, C.,M.&Street.P. Railway Home: Evanston, Illinois.
Married Caro Lina McClure, June 3, 1896.