Background
Hanson, Elisha was born on October 5, 1888 in Macon, Missouri, United States. Son of Elisha Adams and Jane Miriam (Dimmick) Hanson.
Hanson, Elisha was born on October 5, 1888 in Macon, Missouri, United States. Son of Elisha Adams and Jane Miriam (Dimmick) Hanson.
Educated Owego (New York) Free Academy, 1902-1906, Bradley Institute, Peoria, Illinois, 1906-1907, Cornell Univercity, 1910-1911, George Washington University, 1921-1924.
Reporter Peoria Journal, 1907-1910. Clerk of document room, House of Representatives, Washington, District of Columbia, 1911-1913. Washington correspondent Lee Syndicate, 1912-1914.
Assistant Washington correspondent Chicago Tribune, 1913-1917.
Secretary Senator Medill McCormick, 1917-1922. Admitted to District of Columbia Bar, 1924, and practiced since at Washington.
Trustee, counsel National Geography Society. Counsel American Chemical Society.
Member American, District of Columbia Bar associations, American Law Institute, Gamma Eta Gamma, Seal and Serpent. Mason.; Clubs: National Press, Chevy Chase, Burning Tree, Eastern Fantail, American Oriental Frill and Irish Setter of America.
Married Beatrice Marie Kurtz, November 12, 1912 (divorced). Married second, Letitia Gregory Armistead, October 8, 1948. Children: Kurtz McRoberts, Arthur Briggs, William Vernon.