City: Memphis
HANSON, Henry P., printer; born Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 2, 1863; English descent; son of John Philip and Harriet (Wood) HANSON; father’s occupation, dyer; educated in the public schools of Memphis, Tenn.; entered printing business in early life; married Rosa PIAGGIO; member Knights of Pythias, Business Men’s Club, is secretary-treasurer of Southern Conference on Woman and Child Labor and of Typographical Union; has served as president, etc., of the latter, and was delegate to the I.T.U. convention at Hot Springs, Ark.; on special committee at Boston, Mass.; first secretary Trades and Labor Council, later several times president and sent to Washington, D.C., on special mission to arrange dispute between dual organizations; introduced bill authorizing bond issue to start park system of Memphis, Tenn.; was an active worker in movement to establish “Zoo,” and has also taken part in almost every movement for the advancement of Memphis and of organized labor.
