Andrew Jackson Hansell

Andrew Jackson "A. J." Hansell ( – April 25, 1881), was an American lawyer, businessman and politician in the state of Georgia. He served as an aide-de-camp for Gov. Joseph E. Brown, and colonel in Georgia during the American Civil War. He gained the nicknamed title of "General", which followed him through life, as a member of the staff of Joseph E. Brown. His brother Augustus H. Hansell (born August 26, 1817), became a lawyer and superior court judge.

He married Caroline Clifford Shepard in 1841. Together they had 6 children.

Hansell built the Greek Revival home called Tranquilla, or the Hansell–Camp–Keller House (1849), at 435 Kennesaw Avenue, in Marietta, Georgia, in what is now the Northwest Marietta Historic District. Its classical design may have followed from work of architect Willis Ball, who had recently designed many houses in Roswell, Georgia The Hansell family occupied Tranquilla during 1849 until 1867, including during the American Civil War. The house was occupied by Union army officers during Sherman's March to the Sea, and was much damaged. His wife Mrs. Caroline Shepherd Hansell (1820–1891), refused to abandon Tranquilla, and prevented more damage from occurring.

Hansell served as an aide-de-camp working under Gov. Joseph E. Brown, and colonel in Georgia, during the American Civil War (1861–1865).

From 1869, he lived in Mimosa Hall in Roswell, Georgia, in what is now Roswell Historic District (Roswell, Georgia).

He was a trustee of the Georgia Military Institute.

He served as Representative and Georgia State Senator from Cobb County.

Death and legacy He died of pneumonia on April 25, 1881,