Born around 1785, possibly in Derby. Died May 1851.
New Haven resident, starting about 1803.
1810 - built extension of Long Wharf.
1814 - CT General Assembly disenfranchised African American voters.
1815 - Lanson petitioned General Assembly to exempt African Americans from taxation if they could not vote.
1825 - contracted to build New Haven section of Farmington Canal.
1830 - Opened Liberian Hotel.
Helped found African United Ecclesiastical Society and the African Improvement Society.
2020 September - unveiling of sculpture on Canal Trail in New Haven.
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