Background
Hanson, William Cook was born on May 14, 1909 in Jefferson, Iowa, United States. Son of Willis and Pearl Ann (Cook) Hanson.
Hanson, William Cook was born on May 14, 1909 in Jefferson, Iowa, United States. Son of Willis and Pearl Ann (Cook) Hanson.
Bachelor, State University Iowa, 1933. Juris Doctor, State University Iowa, 1935.
Private practice law, Jefferson, 1935-1955; county attorney, Greene County, Jefferson, 1939-1946; district judge, 16th Judicial District of Iowa, 1955-1962; district judge, United States District Court (northern and southern districts) Iowa, Des Moines, 1962-1991; senior United States district judge, United States District Court (northern and southern districts) Iowa, Des Moines, 1991-1995; chief judge, United States District Court (southern district) Iowa, 1971-1975. Member Judicial Conference Committee on Criminal Law, 1975-1981.
President Jefferson Chamber of Commerce, 1936. Member American Bar Association, Iowa State Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, Greene County Bar Association, Rotary (Paul Harris fellow 1986), Shriners, Order of Coif.
Son of Willis and Pearl Ann (Cook) H. M. M(arietta) Ruth Hastings, September 18, 1938. Children: James W., Thomas D., Jay D., Cynthia G., R. Elaine, Robert B.