George Cochrane Hazelton

George Cochrane Hazelton (January 3, 1832 – September 4, 1922) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States Representative from Wisconsin.

For the American actor and playwright, see George Cochrane Hazelton (actor).
George Cochrane Hazelton
Attorney General of the District of Columbia
In office
1889–1893
Appointed byBenjamin Harrison
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded bySidney J. Thomas
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883
Preceded byHenry S. Magoon
Succeeded byBurr W. Jones
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
In office
1867–1869
Personal details
BornJanuary 3, 1832
Chester, New Hampshire
DiedSeptember 4, 1922(1922-09-04) (aged 90)
Chester, New Hampshire
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Ellen Van Antwerp Hazelton
RelationsGerry Whiting Hazelton
Clark Betton Cochrane
ChildrenGeorge Cochrane Halelton Jr.
John Hampden Hazelton
Alma materUnion College
Schenectady, New York
ProfessionLawyer
Politician

Early life and education

Born in Chester, New Hampshire, Hazelton attended the district schools and prepared for college at Pinkerton Academy in New Hampshire and Dummer Academy in Massachusetts. Hazelton graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York in 1858,[1] studied law, and was admitted to the bar in Malone, New York.

Career

Hazelton then settled at Boscobel, Wisconsin where he became prosecuting attorney of Grant County, Wisconsin from 1864 - 1868. He was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate in 1867 and was reelected in 1869 and served as president pro tempore.[2]

Elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives in the Forty-fifth, Forty-sixth, and Forty-seventh Congresses representing Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district, Hazelton served from March 4, 1877 to March 3, 1883.[3] He was unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1882 and settled in Washington, D.C., where he practiced law and served as the Attorney General for the District of Columbia during the Harrison administration.

Hazelton was among a large group of congressmen who advocated doctrines of racial superiority. He argued against the immigration of "unworthy" races, and said of the Chinese "I know that if the segment of her population now upon the Pacific shores is the standard and measure of her home civilization, it is of the lowest order.”[4]

Personal life
Ellen Van Antwerp

Hazelton was son of William and Mercy Jane Hazelton. He married Ellen Van Antwerp and they had two sons, George Jr. and John Hampden.[5] Gerry Whiting Hazelton, also a representative from Wisconsin, was his brother; and Clark Betton Cochrane was his nephew.

Death

Hazelton died in Chester, New Hampshire on September 4, 1922 at the age of 90. He is interred at Vale Cemetery, Schenectady, New York.

References
  1. "George Cochrane Hazelton". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  2. Hazelton, George. History of Grant County, Wisconsin 1881. Chicago Western Historical Company.
  3. "George Cochrane Hazelton". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  4. 13 Cong. Rec. 2209-2210
  5. "George Cochrane Halelton". 2014 Geni.com. Retrieved 21 February 2014.


U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Henry Sterling Magoon		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district
1877-1883		 Succeeded by
Burr W. Jones
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