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Andrew Jackson Hansell (1815 – April 24, 1881), also known as General Andrew Jackson Hansell,[1] was a military official, lawyer, and politician in Georgia. He served as an aide de camp in Georgia during the Civil War. He gained the title of "General", which clung to him through life, as a member of the staff of Joseph E. Brown.
Augustus H. Hansell (August 26, 1817 - ?) of Thomasville was his brother.[2] He became lawyer and long-serving superior court judge.[3][4] William Y. Hansell was their father.[5]
Career
Andrew J. Hansell moved to Roswell, Georgia and became prosperous[2] as a business associate of Roswell King, serving as president of his company.[2]
He built Tranquilla (1849), 435 Kennesaw Ave. in what is now Northwest Marietta Historic District and lived in Mimosa Hall in Roswell, Georgia, in what is now Roswell Historic District (Roswell, Georgia). "Tranquilla", or Hansell-Camp-Keller House, is a "superb" Greek Revival home; its classical design may have followed from work of Connecticut architect Willis Ball, who had recently designed houses in Roswell, Georgia[6]: 2
He served as Representative and State Senator from Cobb County[when?].[7][dubious – discuss]
He was a trustee of the Georgia Military Institute.[8]
From 1869, he was an owner of Mimosa Hall, in Roswell, Georgia in what is now Roswell Historic District.[9] The Hansell family occupied Tranquilla during 1849-1867, including during the American Civil War. The house was occupied by Federal officers during Sherman's March to the Sea, and was much damaged.[7] Mrs. Caroline Shepherd Hansell (1820–1891), A.J.'s wife, refused to abandon Tranquilla, and prevented more damage from occurring.[7]
Death and legacy
He died of pneumonia April 24, 1881, and his remains were buried in Draft:Marietta City Cemetery, in Marietta in Cobb County, Georgia.[10]
Hansell Street in Marietta is named for his family.[7] Haywood S. Hansell, A. J.'s great-grandson, was an American general who organized strategic bombing in World War II.[11] Greg Griffin, an attorney, lives in Tranquilla and does reenactments as Hansell.[12]