John W. Hazelton

Infobox Congressman
name = John Wright Hazelton


state = New Jersey
district = 1^st
term_start = March 4, 1871
term_end = March 3, 1875
preceded = William Moore
succeeded = Clement Hall Sinnickson
birth_date = December 10, 1814
birth_place = Mullica Hill, New Jersey
death_date = December 20, 1878
death_place = Mullica Hill, New Jersey
nationality = American
party = Republican

John Wright Hazelton (December 10, 1814, Mullica Hill, New Jersey - December 20, 1878, Mullica Hill), was an American Republican Party politician, who served in the United States House of Representatives, where he represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district from 1871-1875.

Hazelton was born in Mullica Hill, New Jersey (within Harrison Township) on December 10, 1814. He attended the common schools and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1856 and 1868.

Hazelton was elected as a Republican to the Forty-second and Forty-third Congresses, serving in office from March 4, 1871-March 3, 1875, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1874 to the Forty-fourth Congress.

After leaving Congress, he resumed agricultural pursuits. He died near Mullica Hill on December 20, 1878 and was interred in Friends Cemetery in Mullica Hill.

External links

*CongBio|H000420
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hayworth-heacock.html#R9M0J01ZX Biography for John Wright Hazelton] from The Political Graveyard
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6904303 John Wright Hazelton] at Find A Grave

Persondata
NAME=Hazelton, John Wright
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=New Jersey politician, United States Representative
DATE OF BIRTH=December 10, 1814
PLACE OF BIRTH=Mullica Hill, New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH=December 20, 1878
PLACE OF DEATH=Mullica Hill, New Jersey