Donald Hanson
Donald E. Hanson (April 26, 1926 – June 27, 2012) was an American politician and educator.
Hanson was born in Lyon County, Minnesota, on April 26, 1926. Upon his discharge from the United States Navy, he pursued a bachelor's degree in education at Northwest Missouri State University, completed a master of arts at the University of Wyoming, and obtained a doctorate of education at Western Michigan University. Hanson then became a schoolteacher and administrator. After retiring from teaching, Hanson served three consecutive terms on the Iowa House of Representatives. He was elected as a Republican legislator from District 26 between 1991 and 1993, and held the District 24 seat from 1993 to 1997. Hanson married his wife Jo in 1950, and raised three children.[1]
Hanson died in Cedar Falls, Iowa on June 27, 2012, at the age of 86.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Representative Donald E. Hanson". Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "Donald E. Hanson (1926–2012)". WCF Courier. 1 July 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- 1926 births
- 2012 deaths
- Republican Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives
- People from Lyon County, Minnesota
- People from Black Hawk County, Iowa
- 20th-century American educators
- Schoolteachers from Iowa
- Schoolteachers from Minnesota
- American school administrators
- 20th-century American legislators
- United States Navy sailors
- Military personnel from Iowa
- University of Wyoming alumni
- Northwest Missouri State University alumni
- Western Michigan University alumni