HANNA, WILLIAM CALLAWAY, Sigma Nu, Zeta #0089. (b Mulberry, Shelby County, Kentucky, April 27, 1879; d Shelbyville, Kentucky, July 5, 1957). Occupation: Farmer. His parents were Charles Morton Hanna (1848-1910) and Samuella "Ella" Callaway (1855-1880). He was educated in rural schools of his home county. He attended Central University in Richmond, Kentucky. In 1898, he was initiated into the Zeta Chapter of Sigma Nu National Fraternity. He attended Central through his junior year. He graduated from the University of Kentucky. He worked his father's farm for two years. He began to farm on his own in Shelby County. He owned and operated several farms engaging in the tobacco brokerage business and he sold real estate. He was active in Republican politics. His association with the Republican Party began in 1911 when he was elected chairman of the Shelby County Republican Executive Committee. In 1919, he was elected Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture serving for four years. He was appointed to served as State Highway Commissioner from 1926-1930, a member of the State Board of Agriculture, and a member of the State Sanitary Board. He was a Trustee of the University of Kentucky. From 1920-1932, he was a member of the Republican State Central Committee. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church. In 1909, he married Jeanette Lisle Bird (1880-1966). From this union came two daughters, Sophia Lisle Hanna Castleman (1912-2001) and Betsy "Betty" Callaway Hanna Schmidt (1920-2004). He attended more than 50 Kentucky Derbies. He once told a reporter, "I would have gone to the 1899 running of the Derby but I didn't like the price they charged at the gate. I laid down a quarter. They said that wasn't enough, so I went home." (Courier-Journal, July 6, 1957). He and his wife are buried in Grove Hill Cemetery, Section A, Lot 24, Shelbyville, Kentucky.
Sources:
- Ancestry.com genealogy website.
- Newspaper.com website.
- Findagrave.com website.
- The Delta of Sigma Nu magazine.
- Who's Who in Sigma Nu: The Historic Roll Call of the Legion of Honor. Sigma Nu Fraternity, Inc. (1994).
- History of Kentucky (Vol. 4), Charles Kerr, 1922.
Sources:
- Ancestry.com genealogy website.
- Newspaper.com website.
- Findagrave.com website.
- The Delta of Sigma Nu magazine.
- Who's Who in Sigma Nu: The Historic Roll Call of the Legion of Honor. Sigma Nu Fraternity, Inc. (1994).
- History of Kentucky (Vol. 4), Charles Kerr, 1922.
HANNA, WILLIAM CALLAWAY, Sigma Nu, Zeta #0089. (b Mulberry, Shelby County, Kentucky, April 27, 1879; d Shelbyville, Kentucky, July 5, 1957). Occupation: Farmer. His parents were Charles Morton Hanna (1848-1910) and Samuella "Ella" Callaway (1855-1880). He was educated in rural schools of his home county. He attended Central University in Richmond, Kentucky. In 1898, he was initiated into the Zeta Chapter of Sigma Nu National Fraternity. He attended Central through his junior year. He graduated from the University of Kentucky. He worked his father's farm for two years. He began to farm on his own in Shelby County. He owned and operated several farms engaging in the tobacco brokerage business and he sold real estate. He was active in Republican politics. His association with the Republican Party began in 1911 when he was elected chairman of the Shelby County Republican Executive Committee. In 1919, he was elected Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture serving for four years. He was appointed to served as State Highway Commissioner from 1926-1930, a member of the State Board of Agriculture, and a member of the State Sanitary Board. He was a Trustee of the University of Kentucky. From 1920-1932, he was a member of the Republican State Central Committee. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church. In 1909, he married Jeanette Lisle Bird (1880-1966). From this union came two daughters, Sophia Lisle Hanna Castleman (1912-2001) and Betsy "Betty" Callaway Hanna Schmidt (1920-2004). He attended more than 50 Kentucky Derbies. He once told a reporter, "I would have gone to the 1899 running of the Derby but I didn't like the price they charged at the gate. I laid down a quarter. They said that wasn't enough, so I went home." (Courier-Journal, July 6, 1957). He and his wife are buried in Grove Hill Cemetery, Section A, Lot 24, Shelbyville, Kentucky.
Sources:
- Ancestry.com genealogy website.
- Newspaper.com website.
- Findagrave.com website.
- The Delta of Sigma Nu magazine.
- Who's Who in Sigma Nu: The Historic Roll Call of the Legion of Honor. Sigma Nu Fraternity, Inc. (1994).
- History of Kentucky (Vol. 4), Charles Kerr, 1922.
Sources:
- Ancestry.com genealogy website.
- Newspaper.com website.
- Findagrave.com website.
- The Delta of Sigma Nu magazine.
- Who's Who in Sigma Nu: The Historic Roll Call of the Legion of Honor. Sigma Nu Fraternity, Inc. (1994).
- History of Kentucky (Vol. 4), Charles Kerr, 1922.
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