William S. Hanna | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates | |
| In office January 1963 –January 1966 | |
| Constituency | Howard County |
| Howard County Council | |
| In office 1969–1973 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 9,1923 Baltimore,Maryland,U.S. |
| Died | November 28,1994 (aged 71) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Betty Jean Kruse Hanna |
| Children | Gary William Hanna,Edwin Fulton Hanna III |
William S. Hanna (May 9,1923 - November 28,1994) was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates. [1]
Hanna was raised at the Temora Mansion in Ellicott City. In 1936,he built a homemade trailer with his friend,future senator James Clark Jr. While traveling with Clark to the West Coast he was run over by a car in San Diego with only a sprained ankle as an injury. [2] He graduated Ellicott City High School in 1943. Hanna served in the U.S. Army Air Corps and U.S. Air Force during World War II flying as a gunner on B-24 bombers.
In 1962,Hanna was selected by his childhood friend to run on a slate of candidates for Maryland State Delegate with Thomas E. Loyd. [3]
Hanna was also a Real estate broker and appraiser. Appraiser and negotiator,Patapsco Valley Park project. President,Howard County Real Estate Board,1961-63. District vice-president,Maryland Association of Real Estate Boards. Member,Rotary;Veterans of Foreign Wars. [4]
Hanna's son Gary,a helicopter pilot,was killed in Vietnam. In 1986 Hanna retired from his family company Breckinridge and Hanna real estate. [5]
Secretary,Howard County Board of Trade,1957-1959. Hanna was elected to the House of Delegates representing Howard County from 1963-1966. William Hanna,Edwin Wafield and Senator James Clark Jr. would be the approvers of state money to provide road water and sewer for Columbia,MD. [6] In 1969 he was elected to the new County Council form of government in Howard County. In December 1971,Hanna replaces Edward L. Cochran as chairman of the Howard County Council by a 3-2 vote. [7] [8]