# Alex Hanton

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{{short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Alex Hanton
| image = 
| fullname = Alexander George Hanton
| birth_date = {{birth date|1922|05|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = [Frankston, Victoria](/source/Frankston%2C_Victoria)
| death_date = {{death date and age|2011|09|05|1922|05|25|df=y}}
| death_place = 
| originalteam = Frankston
| height = 183 cm
| weight = 79 kg
| position = 
| statsend = 1946
| years1 = 1946
| club1 = {{AFL Car}}
| games_goals1 = 1 (1)
| careerhighlights = 
}}
'''Alexander George Hanton''' (25 May 1922 &ndash; 5 September 2011)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://australianfootball.com/players/player/Alex%2BHanton/7384|title=Alex Hanton - Player Bio|publisher=Australian Football|accessdate=14 December 2014}}</ref> was an [Australian rules football](/source/Australian_rules_football)er who played for the [Carlton Football Club](/source/Carlton_Football_Club) in the [Victorian Football League](/source/Australian_Football_League) (VFL).<ref>Holmesby & Main (2009), p.342.</ref>
 
==Family==
The son of William Mark Hanton (1878-1956),<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71654558 Deaths: Hanton, ''The Argus'', (Wednesday, 29 August 1956), p.13.]</ref><ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article84389642 Law Notices: Willam Mark Hanton, ''The Argus'', (Wednesday, 3 October 1956), p.13.]</ref> and Ellen Clement Hanton (1883-1962), née Annand,<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205007317 Marriages: Hanton—Annand, ''The Age'', (Saturday, 7 September 1907), p.7.]</ref> Alexander George Hanton was born at [Frankston, Victoria](/source/Frankston%2C_Victoria) on 25 May 1922.

Alex's twin brother, [Harold Roy "Hal" Hanton (1922-2011)](/source/Hal_Hanton), 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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==References==
* {{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 |last=Holmesby|first=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim |year=2009 |edition=8th |isbn=978-1-921496-00-4 |publisher=BAS Publishing |location=Seaford, Victoria}}
* [https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/twins-who-signalled-one-of-carltons-great-eras-20110423-1ds8q.html Connolly, Rohan, "Twins who signalled one of Carlton's great eras",''The Age'', Sunday, 24 April 2011.]
* [https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=493534&c=WW2 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''.

== External links ==
*{{AFL Tables|ref=A/Alex_Hanton.html}}
*[http://www.blueseum.org/tiki-index.php?page=Alex+Hanton Alex Hanton's profile] at Blueseum

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Category:1922 births
Category:2011 deaths
Category:Carlton Football Club players
Category:Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
Category:Australian twins
Category:People from Frankston, Victoria
Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen

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