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Hanson Alexander Risley
Birth: 6-16-1814
Death: 8-23-1893
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Hanson Risley was the father of Olive Risley, William Henry Seward's adopted daughter. He was born in Fredonia, NY and was a lawyer. As Governor. Seward appointed him the Master in Chancery, and he was elected the Clerk of Chautauqua County in 1854. Risley was elected to the NY State Assembly in 1861. President Lincoln appointed Risley a supervising special agent of the US Treasury, and he held this post through the Johnson Administration.
Despite William Seward adopting Olive in 1870, Hanson did not pass away until 1893.
Letter References
Letter from Olive Risley Seward to William Henry Seward, July 12,
1868
Letter from Olive Risley Seward to William Henry Seward, July 28, 1868
Letter from Olive Risley Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., July 26, 1868
Letter from Anna Wharton Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, May 10, 1868
Letter from Olive Risley Seward to William Henry Seward, June 1868
Letter from Olive Risley Seward to William Henry Seward, 1868
Letter from Anna Wharton Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 29, 1872
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to William Henry Seward, September 5, 1872
Letter from Janet Watson Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, July 21, 1871
Letter from Olive Risley Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February, 1871
Letter from William Henry Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., August 30, 1870
Letter from William Henry Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August 26, 1870
Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 14, 1863
Letter from Janet Watson Seward to William Henry Seward, July 24,
1868
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frederick William Seward, September 15, 1868
Letter from William Henry Seward to Janet Watson Seward, July 22, 1868
Letter from Janet Watson Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, May 2, 1869
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Biography: Hanson Risley was the father of Olive Risley, William Henry Seward's adopted daughter. He was born in Fredonia, NY and was a lawyer. As Governor. Seward appointed him the Master in Chancery, and he was elected the Clerk of Chautauqua County in 1854. Risley was elected to the NY State Assembly in 1861. President Lincoln appointed Risley a supervising special agent of the US Treasury, and he held this post through the Johnson Administration.
Despite William Seward adopting Olive in 1870, Hanson did not pass away until 1893.
Citation Type: Book or Book ChapterBook or Monograph Title: The Risley Family History: Including Records of Some of the Early English Risleys; a Genealogy of the Descendants of Richard Risley, of Newtown (Cambridge), Massachusetts, (1633), and of Hartford, Connecticut (1636); an Account of the Family Reunion at HaPublisher Location: New YorkPublisher Name: The Grafton Press: Genealogical PublishersYear: 1909Start Page: 108End Page: 109Citation Notes: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15746820/hanson-alexander-risley
https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/?name=hanson_risley&event=_new+york-usa_35&birth=1814
Citation for Birth Info:
Citation Type: Book or Book ChapterBook or Monograph Title: The Risley Family History: Including Records of Some of the Early English Risleys; a Genealogy of the Descendants of Richard Risley, of Newtown (Cambridge), Massachusetts, (1633), and of Hartford, Connecticut (1636); an Account of the Family Reunion at HaPublisher Location: New YorkPublisher Name: The Grafton Press: Genealogical PublishersYear: 1909Start Page: 108End Page: 109
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Citation Type: WebsiteCitation URL: https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/3260038:2101?tid=&pid=&queryId=dcc6619b4abaa645fb4795aeb2073360&_phsrc=ZMS2033&_phstart=successSourceTitle of Webpage: Hanson A Risley in the Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915Website Viewing Date: Thursday, December 11, 2014 - 12:45Website Last Modified Date: Thursday, December 11, 2014 - 12:45
Biography
Hanson Risley was the father of Olive Risley, William Henry Seward's adopted daughter. He was born in Fredonia, NY and was a lawyer. As Governor. Seward appointed him the Master in Chancery, and he was elected the Clerk of Chautauqua County in 1854. Risley was elected to the NY State Assembly in 1861. President Lincoln appointed Risley a supervising special agent of the US Treasury, and he held this post through the Johnson Administration.
Despite William Seward adopting Olive in 1870, Hanson did not pass away until 1893.
Letter from Olive Risley Seward to William Henry Seward, July 12, 1868
Letter from Olive Risley Seward to William Henry Seward, July 28, 1868
Letter from Olive Risley Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., July 26, 1868
Letter from Anna Wharton Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, May 10, 1868
Letter from Olive Risley Seward to William Henry Seward, June 1868
Letter from Olive Risley Seward to William Henry Seward, 1868
Letter from Anna Wharton Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, December 29, 1872
Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to William Henry Seward, September 5, 1872
Letter from Janet Watson Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, July 21, 1871
Letter from Olive Risley Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February, 1871
Letter from William Henry Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., August 30, 1870
Letter from William Henry Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August 26, 1870
Letter from Frances Adeline Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 14, 1863
Letter from Janet Watson Seward to William Henry Seward, July 24, 1868
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frederick William Seward, September 15, 1868
Letter from William Henry Seward to Janet Watson Seward, July 22, 1868
Letter from Janet Watson Seward to Augustus Henry Seward, May 2, 1869
Citations
Hanson Risley was the father of Olive Risley, William Henry Seward's adopted daughter. He was born in Fredonia, NY and was a lawyer. As Governor. Seward appointed him the Master in Chancery, and he was elected the Clerk of Chautauqua County in 1854. Risley was elected to the NY State Assembly in 1861. President Lincoln appointed Risley a supervising special agent of the US Treasury, and he held this post through the Johnson Administration.
Despite William Seward adopting Olive in 1870, Hanson did not pass away until 1893.