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) |
| Political 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 A. 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]