Sir Charles Hanson, 2nd Baronet

Sir Charles Edwin Bourne Hanson, 2nd Baronet (1874-1958) was British Army officer and stockbroker who was High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1936.

His father was Sir Charles Augustin Hanson, who was Lord Mayor of London in 1917-18.

Hanson was an officer in the 3rd The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment), a (Militia) Battalion stationed in Halifax, Yorkshire. The battalion was embodied for service in January 1900 during the Second Boer War,[1] and Hanson left to join the fight in South Africa on the SS Bavarian two months later.[2] He was promoted to major on 16 August 1900.[1]

References
  1. Hart′s Army list, 1901
  2. "The War - Embarcation of Troops". The Times. No. 36092. London. 17 March 1900. p. 9.
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