Alex Hanton

Australian rules footballer

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

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]

Family

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

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

References

Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
Connolly, Rohan, "Twins who signalled one of Carlton's great eras",The Age, Sunday, 24 April 2011.
World War Two Nominal Roll: Signalman Alexander George Hanton (VX88810/V310317), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
B883, VX88810: World War Two Service Record: Signalman Alexander George Hanton (VX88810), National Archives of Australia.