All About Missouri History:: Secretaries of State
Missouri History
Secretaries of State
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Sam B. Cook
1901-05
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Charles U. Becker
1921-33
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James C. Kirkpatrick
1964-85
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Historical Missouri Secretaries of State
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Name and (party)
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Term
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County
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Born
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Died
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1. Joshua Barton (D)
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1820–21
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St. Louis
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1788
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6/28/1823
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2. William Grymes Pettus (D)
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1821–24
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St. Charles
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12/31/1794
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N/A
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3. Hamilton Rowan Gamble (D)
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1824–26
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St. Louis
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11/29/1789
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1/31/1864
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4. Spencer Darwin Pettis (D)
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1826–28
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St. Louis
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1802
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8/27/1831
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5. Priestly Haggin McBride (D)
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1829–30
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Boone
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1796
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5/21/1869
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6. John Cummins Edwards (D)
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1830–35
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St. Louis
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6/24/1806
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9/17/1888
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7. Henry Shurlds (D)
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1835–37
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Washington
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11/21/1796
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8/ 2/1852
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8. John Cummins Edwards (D)
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1837
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Cole
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6/24/1806
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9/17/1888
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9. Peter Garland Glover (D)
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1837–39
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Callaway
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1/14/1792
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10/27/1851
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10. James Lawrence Minor (D)
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1839–45
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Marion
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6/ 9/1813
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6/ 2/1897
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11. Faulkland Heard Martin (D)
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1845–49
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Jefferson
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1804
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11/16/1856
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12. Ephriam Brevard Ewing (D)
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1849–53
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Ray
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5/1819
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6/ 2/1873
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13. John M. Richardson (D)
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1853–57
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Greene
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1820
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5/ 1/1899
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14. Benjamin Franklin Massey (D)
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1857–61
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Jasper
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1811
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12/18/1879
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15. Mordecai Oliver (U)1, 2
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1861–65
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Greene
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1819
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4/25/1898
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16. Francis A. Rodman (R)
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1865–71
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Buchanan
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1829
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1/ 1/1888
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17. Eugene F. Weigel (D)
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1871–75
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St. Louis
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1844
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10/23/1896
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18. Michael Knowles McGrath (D)
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1875–89
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St. Louis
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9/1833
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1/28/1913
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19. Alexander A. Lesueur (D)
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1889–1901
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Lafayette
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11/25/1842
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1/29/1924
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20. Sam Baker Cook (D)
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1901–05
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Audrain
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7/11/1852
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2/5/1931
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21. John Ephriam Swanger (R)
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1905–09
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Sullivan
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6/22/1864
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10/19/1936
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22. Cornelius Roach (D)
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1909–17
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Jasper
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8/ 9/1863
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9/3/1934
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23. John Leo Sullivan (D)
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1917–21
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Pettis
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10/14/1877
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1/11/1936
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24. Charles U. Becker (R)
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1921–33
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Polk
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10/21/1868
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5/21/1934
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25. Dwight H. Brown (D)
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1933–44
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Butler
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1/12/1887
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5/8/1944
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26. Gregory C. Stockard (R)3
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1944–45
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Cole
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8/3/04
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10/14/1993
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27. Wilson Bell (D)
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1945–47
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Washington
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5/24/1897
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5/20/1947
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28. Edgar C. Nelson (D)4
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1947–49
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Cooper
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8/17/1883
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10/9/1970
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29. Walter H. Toberman (D)
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1949–60
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St. Louis
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4/19/1879
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2/13/1960
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30. Robert W. Crawford (D)5
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1960–61
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Vernon
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11/11/1926
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2/20/1991
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31. Warren E. Hearnes (D)
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1961–65
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Mississippi
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7/24/1923
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8/16/2009
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32. James C. Kirkpatrick (D)
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1965–73
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Henry
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6/15/1905
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12/26/1997
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James C. Kirkpatrick (D)
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1973–77
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Barton
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6/15/1905
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12/26/1997
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James C. Kirkpatrick (D)
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1977–85
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Cole
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6/15/1905
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12/26/1997
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33. Roy D. Blunt (R)
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1985–93
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Greene
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1/10/1950
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34. Judith K. Moriarty (D)
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1993–94
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Pettis
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2/2/1942
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35. Richard Hanson (D)6
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1994
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Cole
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2/20/1940
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36. Rebecca McDowell Cook (D)7
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1994-2001
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Cape Girardeau
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7/18/1950
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37. Matt Blunt (R)
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2001-2005
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Greene
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11/20/1970
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38. Robin Carnahan (D)
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2005-2013
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Phelps
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8/4/1961
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39. Jason Kander (D)
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2013-2017
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Jackson
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5/4/1981
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40. John R. Ashcroft (R)
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2017 -
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1Unionist
2Oliver was elected provisional secretary of state by the Missouri State Convention on July 31, 1861. The office had been declared vacated after Governor Jackson joined the Confederacy.
3Appointed upon death of Dwight H. Brown.
4Appointed upon death of Wilson Bell.
5Appointed upon death of Walter H. Toberman.
6Appointed upon impeachment of Judith K. Moriarty.
7Appointed upon resignation of Richard Hanson.