Howard Melville Hanna

Howard Melville Hanna (January 23, 1840 – February 8, 1921) was an American Civil War veteran, businessman in shipping and iron ore, philanthropist and owner of Pebble Hill Plantation in Thomasville, Georgia.

Early life Howard Melville Hanna was born on January 23, 1840, in New Lisbon, Ohio. His older brother Mark Hanna served as Republican United States Senator from Ohio from 1897 to 1904 and was the owner of the M. A. Hanna Company. He moved to Cleveland, Ohio with his family at the age of twelve. Kate Benedict Hanna (1871–1936), who married Robert Livingston Ireland, a son of John Busteed Ireland and grandson of Robert Livingston Pell, in 1894. They divorced and she remarried to Perry Williams Harvey. Howard Melville Hanna Jr. (1877–1945), who married his cousin Jean Claire Hanna, daughter of Leonard Converse Hanna. Was president of Detroit Iron & Steel Co. Leonard Hanna (1881–1881), who died in infancy.

They purchased the Pebble Hill Plantation in Thomasville, Georgia in 1896, where they wintered. They also purchased the Winnstead Plantation and the Melrose Plantation in Thomasville. He was buried at Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland. At his death, he left an estate valued at $11,351,011, which was divided between his three surviving children.