Sir Gerald Hanson, 2nd Baronet
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Sir Gerald Stanhope Hanson, 2nd Baronet was born on 23 April 1867.
The son of former Lord Mayor of London, Sir Reginald Hanson, he was a British Army captain before choosing life as a country gentleman. He succeeded to the baronetcy on 18 April 1905, on the death of his father.[1]
Sir Gerald had a brother, Sir Francis Stanhope Hanson, who was a well known London merchant, and was created a Knight Bachelor in his own right in 1908.[2] There were also two sisters.
Sir Gerald died on 18 January 1946, aged 78, and was succeeded by his son, Sir Richard Leslie Reginald Hanson, 3rd Baronet. Sir Richard Hanson, like his uncle Sir Francis Hanson, was a member of the Lodge of Assistance No 2773 of English Freemasonry.
[edit] References
- ^ See Leigh Rayment's peerage pages here for fuller details of this baronetcy.
- ^ See History of the Lodge of Assistance, 1899-2002, London, 2002, page 13.
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Reginald Hanson |
Baron Hanson of Bryanston Square 1905–1946 |
Succeeded by Sir Richard Hanson |
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