Alfred H. Hanscom

Alfred H. Hanscom
United States Consul to Rio Grande do Sul
In office 1854–1857
Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives
In office 1845–1845
Preceded by	Edwin H. Lothrop
Succeeded by	Isaac E. Crary
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the Oakland County district
In office January 3, 1842 – 1842
In office 1845–1845
Personal details
Born	1819 Rochester, New York
Died	c. 1880 Ontonagon County, Michigan
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Jane A. Forsythe (1838) Adelia Weller (1859)

Alfred Henry Hanscom (1819 – c. 1880) was a state legislator in Michigan who served in the Michigan House of Representatives. He served as the Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives in 1845.

Early life

Hanscom was born in 1819 in Rochester, New York to parents Sarah and George George Hansom.[1]

Career

Hanscom served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the Oakland County district in 1842 and then again in 1845. During his term as 1845, he also held the position of Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives.[2] Hanscom was a delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention of 1850. Hanscom was the United States Consul to Rio Grande do Sul from 1854 to 1857.[1]

Personal life

Hanscom married Jane A. Forsythe in 1838. Later, on August 12, 1859, he married Adelia Weller.[1]

Death

Hanscom moved to Ontonagon County, Michigan around 1850, and then died around thirty years later.[3]

References

1. "Hannabury to Hanselman". Political Graveyard. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
2. "Legislator Details - Alfred H. Hanscom". Library of Michigan. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
3. Bingham, Stephen D. (1888). Early History of Michigan: With Biographies of State Officers, Members of Congress, Judges and Legislators.