Background
Hansel, John Washington was born on March 6, 1853 in Peoria, Illinois, United States. Son of John Washington and Mary Ann (Little) Hansel.
Hansel, John Washington was born on March 6, 1853 in Peoria, Illinois, United States. Son of John Washington and Mary Ann (Little) Hansel.
Education high school, Peoria, and under private tutelage. (Doctor of Laws, Fargo [North Dakota] College, 1917).
Connected with wholesale drug business, Peoria, 1870-1882. General secretary Young Men’s Christian Association, St. Joseph, Missouri, 1882-1887, Kansas City, Missoury, 1887-1890. General secretary Secretarial Institute and Training School, Chicago and Lake Geneva, Illinois, 1890-1900, and president same (now Young Men’s Christian Association College, Chicago), 1900-1906.
President Fargo (North Dakota) College, 1913-1918.
Member American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, National Council Congressional Churches of the United States, Congressional Conference of North Dakota.
Married Christina Mowat, August 10, 1875.