Alexander George Hanton (25 May 1922 – 5 September 2011)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Alex Hanton
Personal information
Full name Alexander George Hanton
Date of birth (1922-05-25)25 May 1922
Place of birth Frankston, Victoria
Date of death 5 September 2011(2011-09-05) (aged 89)
Original team(s) Frankston
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1946 Carlton 1 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

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The son of William Mark Hanton (1878-1956),[3][4] and Ellen Clement Hanton (1883-1962), née Annand,[5] Alexander George Hanton was born at Frankston, Victoria on 25 May 1922.

Alex's twin brother, Harold Roy "Hal" Hanton (1922-2011), who also played for Carlton in the VFL, died just 9 days after Alex's death.

He married Valma Lillian Rinder (1936-1983).

Notes

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  1. ^ "Alex Hanton - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  2. ^ Holmesby & Main (2009), p.342.
  3. ^ Deaths: Hanton, The Argus, (Wednesday, 29 August 1956), p.13.
  4. ^ Law Notices: Willam Mark Hanton, The Argus, (Wednesday, 3 October 1956), p.13.
  5. ^ Marriages: Hanton—Annand, The Age, (Saturday, 7 September 1907), p.7.

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