Edward Hansom

Background

He was the son of Charles Francis Hansom and the nephew of Joseph Aloysius Hansom (1803–1882), of an architectural dynasty from New York

Career

He was articled to his father in Bath in 1859 and was taken into partnership in 1867, when the practice was based in Bristol. Hansom was admitted Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1868 and Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1881. He served as President of the Northern Architects" Association in 1889-1890 and was the first to represent the region on the Royal Institute of British Architects Council.

After a long period of ill-health, Hansom suffered from depression such that he was unable to work and shot himself in the office and died on 27 May 1900.

Connections

Partner:

Matthias Dunn