Multnomah County OR Archives Obituaries.....Hansen, Hans December 8, 1892
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Oregonian December 9,1892
East Side Affairs
Death Of Councilman Hansen
A Brief Sketch Of His Career-Hawthorne Avenue Elevated Roadway-Three More 
Diptheria Cases
Councilman H.Hansen died at his residence yesterday at 2 P.M.He was stricken 
with paralysis at the time of the visit of the war vessels,the first symptons 
being shown while he was inspecting the Baltimore.He partiallt recovered from 
his stroke,and was able to come to come down town and attend meetings of the 
city council.He took a relapse a short time ago,and his physicians were then 
hopeless of his recovery.He continued to grow weaker,and he sank to rest 
peacefully.He had been unconscious for some time.It is expected that the 
funeral will take place next Saturday,and will be conducted by Rev.John 
N.Denison.
Mr.Hansen was born in Thorridge,Denmark,March 1,1827.He had a desire when 
quite young to go to sea,and he became a seafaring man.He first shipped to 
Iceland on a voyage beset with danger which lasted about three years.After 
this he entered a naval college,from which he graduated with honor at the age 
of 19.he served on board two man of war in the Schleswig-Holstein war,and 
afterward served as first mate on a government sloop running between Russia 
and Denmark,when in 1851,he took the position of first mate on a vessel plying 
between New York and Havana.In 1852 Mr.Hansen came to San Fransisco around 
Cape Horn.He came to Oregon the following year in a vessel that was wrecked at 
the mouth of the Columbia River.He was rescued with the crew in a small boat 
from Astoria.Mr.Hansen remained in Astoria a short time,where he engaged in a 
boating enterprise,and then in January,1853,he went to Rogue River to engage 
in mining,but the Indian War in that section caused him to give up mining and 
reutrn to the Willamette valley.For three years he engaged in the nursery 
business at Milwaukie with Lewelling & Meek.He was married to Miss Nancy 
Akn,who came to Oegon in 1852 from Iowa.Shortly after his marriage he removed 
to East Portland,and located on his present ground known as Hansens 
addition,where he was engaged in fruit growing,seeding,and raising ornamental 
trees and shrubbery.in 1860 he was elected commisioner of Multnomah county.He 
reurned to Denmark in 1873,on a visit to his mother.When he returned to the 
state he was accompanied by 15 young men and women from Denmark.He was elected 
councilman from the seventh ward in 1892
Mr.Hansen was a good citizen,a good neighbor,a man of sound integrity,genial 
disposition,and his death is a loss to the community where he was held in the 
highest esteem by all.By frugality he acquired property worth about 
$100,000.Only last year he completed a beautiful residence on the site of the 
home he had owned for 40 years.He leaves a wife and three children-
Edward,Frederick,and Ida-to mourn his loss.

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