Niel Esburn Hansen

Background

Hansen, Niel Esburn was born on December 7, 1892 in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Son of Hans Olsen and Josephine Catharine (Brandt) Hansen.

Education

AB, Denison University, 1915. Bachelor's Degree, Union Theological Seminary, 1920. Doctor of Divinity, Chicago Theological Seminary, 1936.

Career

Pastor, Whitewater, Wisconsin, 1920-1926; pastor, Center Church, Galesburg, Illinois, 1926-1936; associate director, Chicago City Missionary Society of Congressional Churches, 1936-1942; general director, Chicago City Missionary Society of Congressional Churches, from 1942.

Achievements

• Niel Esburn Hansen has been listed as a noteworthy clergyman by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With French Army, 1917-1919. Member Union League, Kappa Sigma.

Connections

Married Helen Sanders, September 19, 1919. Children: Mary Dagmar, Niel Sanders, Winifred Josephine.

Father:

Hans Olsen Hansen

Mother:

Josephine Catharine (Brandt) Hansen

Spouse:

Helen Sanders

child:

Winifred Josephine Hansen

child:

Mary Dagmar Hansen

child:

Niel Sanders Hansen