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Honorable Chief Cecil Johon Hanson (Justice of The Peace)
Honorable Chief Cecil John Hanson (born 1945 in Bo City, Southern Province) was a Sierra Leonean politician and diplomat, twice elected Mayor of Bo City.

Somejo, as he was commonly called by friends, had his primary education at St Francis, Christ the King College located in Bo. Soon after graduation he moved to Kono in the 1960s, becoming a pupil science teacher at Jaiama secondary school. Being in Kono he ventured into the commercial sector.

Early life
Cecil Hanson was born on the 30th of December 1945 in Bo City, Southern Province.

Career
He was twice elected Mayor of Bo City like his father, from 1986 - 1992 and he served as the Acting Chiefdom speaker for Bo City from 1997-1998. He was also a member of Parliament 1998 - 2006. During the war in Sierra Leone, Honorable Chief Cecil Hanson was at the forefront in trying to bring some sanity to the carnage of Sierra Leone. He was a well-known and reputable businessman; amongst other business ventures, he was the Founder and Director of Bo Kakua Enterprise, which included him traveling all over the world to transact business. According to his students and colleagues at Jaiama Secondary School, where he taught Biology, Health Science and other subjects, he was a very dedicated and astute teacher that loved teaching, as much as the students he taught. All students who went through Jaiama Secondary School will attest to his dedicated teaching energy. He was a physically and emotionally strong person. He played rugby while in Kono and football for both Christ the King College and Bo City. On a professional level in sport, he served as Vice President of Sierra Leone Football Association for several years. He had a pleasant attitude, with a big smile, respectful for authority, outgoing, presentable, caring, empathetic, friendly, unassuming, loyal, brave and dedicated. As someone who always cared about the livelihood of others, he served as Honorary Vice President for several years and became Honorary President of Planned Parenthood Association of Sierra Leone.

His life was eventful. He was a committed community person and a caring family man.

Whether as a family man, teacher, community hero, businessman, member of parliament or Mayor extraordinaire in Bo Town, the Great Cecil Hanson did structural services to Sierra Leone and inspired so many people of his generation and many more generations to come.