Edward Joseph Hanson (5 September 1878 – 26 October 1950)[1] was a plumber, union organiser and politician in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

[4] On 19 August, Edward, known as Ted, was married to Elizabeth McKay; they had eight children.

He was also a founding member of the PGEUA (Plumbers and Gasfitters Employees Union of Australia) Qld branch in 1904.

He was a supporter of the Kent Street Blind, Deaf and Dumb Institution and the chairman of its committee.

His funeral cortege was led by the Queensland Mounted Police and was more than a mile long.