Background
Hansen, Rasmus was born on January 30, 1888 in Odense, Denmark. Son of Hans and Bertha Marie (Nielsen) Hansen.
Hansen, Rasmus was born on January 30, 1888 in Odense, Denmark. Son of Hans and Bertha Marie (Nielsen) Hansen.
Graduate (highest honors) University of Copenhagen, 1905, Commercial College, Copenhagen, 1907. Bachelor of Laws, Louisiana Salle University, 1936.
Came to the United States, 1916, naturalized citizen, 1925. Associate with East Asiatic Limited company, of Copenhagen and affiliated companies, Copenhagen, Bangkok, Singapore, Libau, Leningrad, Archangel and New York until 1925. With American Export Lincolnshire, Genoa, Alexandria and New York, and on commercial and shipping missions in Europe, 1926-1936.
Director in charge operations Gdynia America Lincolnshire, New York, 1936-1940.
President and director the East Asiatic Company, Incorporated., and Chairman, Board Of Directors West Indian Limited company, Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands, from 1940. Member board of directors Re-insurance Company, —Constituion, —New York City from 1943, Johnson Walton Steamships, Limited., Vancouver, British Columbia, from 1946.
Chairman Eighth Saint Pier Company, Hoboken, from 1948.
Member Riverside Church, New York (non-sectarian). Club: Whitehall.
Married Evangeline Shearer Cooper, August 25, 1920.