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Lord Edwin Wedgeward Hanson was the leader of the Scallatti government during the 48th century, on the Elysium.
Biography
In 4962, Hanson sent five taskforces back in time to the year 2013 in order to discover the history of their race. After Raleigh Baker-Mitchell's taskforce sent data to him, he began ordering her and her taskforce to alter history. He then ordered Raleigh to infiltrate the Doctor's TARDIS as he knew that she was connected with the origins of his race.
After not receiving any transmissions from Earth Hanson travelled to 19th Century Earth where he began to utilise a Sea Serpent underneath the River Thames by feeding it humans attracted to the frost fairs who were eaten by the creature. It would later defecate faeces which could burn for longer and hotter than coal, even underwater which was greater than anything they had at the time of the Industrial Revolution. He kept the creature chained up underneath the Thames and as a result, would cause the Thames to freeze over. Hanson used this to lure people into the frost fairs which he'd feed the creature with to carry on producing his fuel. He also had two of his men convince con artists to lure others there and rob them to increase the size of the crowds further.
On 8 February 1814, the first frost fair in years had arrived. As the frost fairs were becoming a rare occurrence, he planned to detonate an explosive which would crack the ice and feed everyone in it to the creature to carry on his fuel. It was there that he reunited with Raleigh and asked her to join him, but was furious to learn that she'd turned against him and was on the Doctor's side. Soon the Fifteenth Doctor, Raleigh and Pete learned of his endeavours. Hanson then revealed that Raleigh had been working for him, but was dismayed when Raleigh chose to stick by the Doctor and Pete's side.
Angered, Hanson sent them to the lake where he planned to feed them to the creature as well. However, the trio escaped, Pete convincing the people to get off the ice. Hanson, realising he had the upper hand, have Raleigh an ultimatum and said he wouldn't set off the bomb if she stood with him and joined his side. Raleigh joined Hanson who instructed the Doctor on how to defuse the bomb. This caused the explosives to free the creature. The Doctor and Pete confronted Hanson and Raleigh, as, in anger, the Doctor teleported both Raleigh and Hanson into the vacuum of space where they nearly suffocated but were rescued by The Rogue. (DW: The Last Winter)
Personality
Hanson was a self-admitted sociopath; when the Doctor told him that the measure of a civilisation is how it values the life of an unimportant person, he responded that the speech would move anyone "with an ounce of compassion", then added, "So, it's really not your day, is it?". (DW: The Last Winter)