- Ira Sherwin Hazeltine
Ira Sherwin Hazeltine (
July 13 ,1821 -January 13 ,1899 ) was aGreenbacker Representative representingMissouri's 6th congressional district from March 4, 1881-March 3, 1883.Hazeltine was born in
Andover, Vermont inWindsor County, Vermont . He moved toRichland Center, Wisconsin in 1842. He taught school inNatchez, Mississippi and was admitted to the bar in 1842 where he practiced in Richland Center. He was delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1860; member of theWisconsin State Assembly 1867-1869. He moved to a farm nearSpringfield, Missouri in 1870 and was elected to Congress in 1880 but lost re-election in 1882. He is buried in Hazelwood Cemetery in Springfield.References
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