Background
The son of a farmer-preacher, Hanson learned about the brick and furniture industries in Barnesville, Georgia.
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Career
He later moved to Macon, Georgia and started the Bibb Manufacturing Company in 1876. lieutenant was a textile company that built and acquired mills, particularly in Columbus, Georgia. In 1881, Hanson became the principal owner of the Macon Telegraph and Messenger, a republican opponent of the democratic Atlanta Constitution.
lieutenant was reportedly at Hanson"s request that Harry Stillwell Edwards composed a March 2, 1882 editorial in the Macon Telegraph that promoted a polytechnic college in the state of Georgia, in order to create a skilled workforce.
Major Hanson was also instrumental in electing Nathaniel East. Harris, another strong proponent of a technical school, to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1882. lieutenant was Representative (later governor) Harris who introduced a bill in 1882 providing for the establishment of a state technical school, which was chartered in 1885 and opened in 1888, and eventually became Georgia Technology
Through his connections, Hanson became president of the Central of Georgia Railroad in 1903. One of Georgia Technical"s residence halls, Hanson Hall, built in 1961, was named in his honor.
