Thomas Hawkins Hanson, Sr. (1750–1812) was a planter from Maryland.
He was born in Maryland to Samuel and Anne Hanson.
Hanson served as a captain in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
He married a widow, Rebecca (Dulaney) Addison, and the couple lived at Oxon Hill Manor in Prince George's County, Maryland.
John Hanson died at Oxon Hill Manor during a visit there.