The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Hayworth to Heacock
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Lawrence Kestenbaum
A database of political history and 
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U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present.
HAZARD: See also Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont — Alexander Hamilton Bullock — Irene Hazard Gerlinger — Samuel Hazard Gillespie Jr. — Oliver Hazard Perry Jones — Herbert Hazard McCutcheon — Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton — Robert James Peaslee — John Hazard Reynolds — Elliot Lee Richardson — Oliver Hazard Perry Shelley — Hazard Stevens — Denison Worthington Hazard, Aaron — of Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, N.J. U.S. Collector of Customs, 1812-18. Burial location unknown. Hazard, Augustus George (1802-1868) — also known as Augustus G. Hazard — of Enfield, Hartford County, Conn. Born in South Kingstown, Washington County, R.I., April 28, 1802. Democrat. Founder, Hazard Gunpowder Company; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1860. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 7, 1868 (age 66 years, 9 days). Interment at Enfield Street Cemetery, Enfield, Conn.

Relatives: Son of Silence (Knowles) Hazard and Thomas Hazard; married, July 24, 1821, to Salome Goodwin Merrill; second cousin thrice removed of Wallace Bruce Crumb; second cousin four times removed of Wallace Raymond Crumb; third cousin once removed of Benjamin Hazard and Nathaniel Hazard; third cousin twice removed of Ezekiel Cornell and Ebenezer Hazard; fourth cousin of Rufus Wheeler Peckham; fourth cousin once removed of Erskine Hazard and Rufus Wheeler Peckham Jr.. Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Condit family of Orange, New Jersey; King-Hazard family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians). The community of Hazardville, in Enfield, Connecticut, is named for him. See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Hazard, Benjamin (1770-1841) — of Newport, Newport County, R.I. Born in Middletown, Newport County, R.I., September 18, 1770. Lawyer; member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1809-40; Speaker of the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1816-18. Episcopalian. Died in Newport, Newport County, R.I., March 10, 1841 (age 70 years, 173 days). Interment at Island Cemetery, Newport, R.I.

Relatives: Son of Thomas Hazard and Mary (Easton) Hazard; married to Harriet Lyman; first cousin thrice removed of Walter Hazard; third cousin of Nathaniel Hazard; third cousin once removed of Ezekiel Cornell, Ebenezer Hazard, Augustus George Hazard and Rufus Wheeler Peckham; third cousin twice removed of Rufus Wheeler Peckham Jr.; fourth cousin of Erskine Hazard; fourth cousin once removed of Paul Fearing and Samuel Austin Gager. Political families: Durfee-Wanton family of Newport, Rhode Island; Cornell family of New York; King-Hazard family of Connecticut and New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Hatfield-Cornell-Woolsey family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians). See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Hazard, David II — of Sussex County, Del. Member of Delaware state house of representatives from Sussex County 10th District, 1899-1900. Burial location unknown. Hazard, E. W. — of Galesburg, Knox County, Ill. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1860. Burial location unknown. Hazard, Ebenezer (1745-1817) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., January 15, 1745. Publisher; postmaster at New York City, N.Y., 1775-76; U.S. Postmaster General, 1782-89; insurance business; historian. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., June 13, 1817 (age 72 years, 149 days). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.

Relatives: Son of Samuel Hazard and Catherine (Clarkson) Hazard; married, October 18, 1783, to Abigail Arthur; father of Erskine Hazard; first cousin once removed of John Alsop; second cousin once removed of John Alsop King, James Gore King and Edward King; second cousin twice removed of Rufus King (1814-1876) and Rufus King (1817-1891); second cousin four times removed of Frederick B. Piatt; third cousin once removed of Benjamin Hazard and Nathaniel Hazard; third cousin twice removed of Augustus George Hazard, Samuel Austin Gager and Rufus Wheeler Peckham; third cousin thrice removed of Rufus Wheeler Peckham Jr.; fourth cousin once removed of Benjamin Hard, Elisha Hotchkiss Jr., Reuben Bostwick Heacock, Gideon Hard and Graham Hurd Chapin. Political families: Conger family of New York; King-Hazard family of Connecticut and New York; Wildman family of Danbury, Connecticut; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians). See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Hazard, Edna Hayes — also known as Edna Hazard — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Nebraska. Female. Still living as of 1972. Hazard, Enos I. — of La Grange, Walworth County, Wis. Whig. Member of Wisconsin state assembly from Walworth County, 1849. Burial location unknown. Hazard, Erskine (1789-1865) — of Mauch Chunk (now part of Jim Thorpe), Carbon County, Pa. Born in Pennsylvania, November 30, 1789. Innovative industrialist; he and business partner Josiah White, built iron foundries, canals, and railroads; they were pioneers in anthracite coal mining; bridge builder; postmaster at Mauch Chunk, Pa., 1819-26. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., February 25, 1865 (age 75 years, 87 days). Interment at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.

Relatives: Son of Ebenezer Hazard and Abigail (Arthur) Hazard; married to Mary Fullerton; first cousin twice removed of John Alsop; third cousin of John Alsop King, James Gore King and Edward King; third cousin once removed of Rufus King (1814-1876) and Rufus King (1817-1891); third cousin thrice removed of Frederick B. Piatt; fourth cousin of Benjamin Hazard and Nathaniel Hazard; fourth cousin once removed of Augustus George Hazard, Samuel Austin Gager and Rufus Wheeler Peckham. Political families: Conger family of New York; King-Hazard family of Connecticut and New York; Wildman family of Danbury, Connecticut; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians). See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Hazard, Frederick H. (1865-1958) — of Oneida County, N.Y. Born in 1865. Candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court 5th District, 1920. Died in 1958 (age about 93 years). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica, N.Y.

Relatives: Married to Elizabeth Jones and Agnes Seller. See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Hazard, Frederick Rowland (1858-1917) — also known as Frederick R. Hazard — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in Peace Dale, South Kingstown, Washington County, R.I., June 14, 1858. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York. Died in Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y., February 27, 1917 (age 58 years, 258 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.

Relatives: Son of Rowland Hazard and Margaret (Rood) Hazard; brother of Rowland Gibson Hazard (1855-1918); married, May 29, 1886, to Dora Gannett Sedgwick; father of Frederick Rowland Hazard Jr.; grandson of Rowland Gibson Hazard (1801-1888). Political family: Hazard family of South Kingstown, Rhode Island. See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Hazard, Frederick Rowland, Jr. (1891-1962) — also known as Frederick R. Hazard — of Saunderstown, Narragansett, Washington County, R.I. Born in Solvay, Onondaga County, N.Y., December 19, 1891. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1928; member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1929-31; major in the U.S. Army during World War II. Member, American Legion. Died in Saunderstown, Narragansett, Washington County, R.I., August 31, 1962 (age 70 years, 255 days). Cremated; ashes interred at New Fernwood Cemetery, South Kingstown, R.I.

Relatives: Son of Frederick Rowland Hazard and Dora Gannett (Sedgwick) Hazard; married to Rozelia Belden; nephew of Rowland Gibson Hazard (1855-1918); great-grandson of Rowland Gibson Hazard (1801-1888). Political family: Hazard family of South Kingstown, Rhode Island. See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Hazard, George — of South Kingstown, Washington County, R.I. Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Deputies, 1732-33, 1733. Burial location unknown. Hazard, Henry T. (1844-1921) — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Grosse Pointe, Wayne County, Mich., July 30, 1844. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 1889-92. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., August 7, 1921 (age 77 years, 8 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.

Relatives: Married to Carrie Geller. See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Hazard, Irene Strang See Irene Hazard Gerlinger Hazard, Isaac P., Sr. — of Cayuga County, N.Y. Prohibition candidate for New York state assembly from Cayuga County, 1909. Burial location unknown. Hazard, Jeffrey — of Exeter, Washington County, R.I. Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island, 1833-35, 1836-37. Burial location unknown. Hazard, Jonathan J. (1744-c.1824) — of Rhode Island. Born in Newport, Newport County, R.I., 1744. Member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1776, 1778, 1790-1805; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate to Continental Congress from Rhode Island, 1788. Died in Verona, Oneida County, N.Y., about 1824 (age about 80 years). Burial location unknown.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Hazard, Julia R. — of Pennsylvania. Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1922. Female. Burial location unknown. Hazard, Margaret M. — of Allenton, North Kingstown, Washington County, R.I. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1948, 1952, 1960, 1964. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. Hazard, Nathaniel (1776-1820) — of Newport, Newport County, R.I.; Middletown, Newport County, R.I. Born in Newport, Newport County, R.I., 1776. Democrat. Member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1810-19; Speaker of the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1810, 1818-19; U.S. Representative from Rhode Island at-large, 1819-20; died in office 1820. Died in Washington, D.C., December 17, 1820 (age about 44 years). Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.

Relatives: Son of George Hazard; first cousin once removed of Rufus Wheeler Peckham; first cousin twice removed of Rufus Wheeler Peckham Jr.; first cousin four times removed of Stephen E. Peckham; third cousin of Benjamin Hazard; third cousin once removed of Ezekiel Cornell, Ebenezer Hazard and Augustus George Hazard; third cousin thrice removed of Walter Hazard; fourth cousin of Erskine Hazard; fourth cousin once removed of Samuel Austin Gager. Political families: Durfee-Wanton family of Newport, Rhode Island; Cornell family of New York; King-Hazard family of Connecticut and New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Hatfield-Cornell-Woolsey family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians). See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Hazard, Roscoe E. — of California. Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for California. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. Hazard, Rowland Gibson (1801-1888) — also known as Rowland G. Hazard — of Peace Dale, South Kingstown, Washington County, R.I. Born in South Kingstown, Washington County, R.I., October 9, 1801. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1856, 1860, 1868; candidate for Presidential Elector for Rhode Island. Quaker. Died in South Kingstown, Washington County, R.I., June 24, 1888 (age 86 years, 259 days). Interment at Oak Dell Cemetery, South Kingstown, R.I.

Relatives: Son of Rowland Hazard and Mary (Peace) Hazard; married to Caroline Newbold; grandfather of Rowland Gibson Hazard (1855-1918) and Frederick Rowland Hazard; great-grandfather of Frederick Rowland Hazard Jr.. Political family: Hazard family of South Kingstown, Rhode Island. See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Hazard, Rowland Gibson (1855-1918) — also known as Rowland G. Hazard — of South Kingstown, Washington County, R.I. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., January 22, 1855. Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Rhode Island; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1912. Died in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, Calif., January 23, 1918 (age 63 years, 1 days). Interment at Oak Dell Cemetery, South Kingstown, R.I.

Relatives: Son of Rowland Hazard and Margaret (Rood) Hazard; brother of Frederick Rowland Hazard; uncle of Frederick Rowland Hazard Jr.; grandson of Rowland Gibson Hazard (1801-1888). Political family: Hazard family of South Kingstown, Rhode Island. See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Hazard, Rowland K. — U.S. Attorney for Canal Zone, 1952-70. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. Hazard, Rowland R., Jr. — of Newport, Newport County, R.I. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1860. Burial location unknown. Hazard, Samuel — of Massachusetts. U.S. Consul in Archangel, 1811-14; Antwerp, 1814-17. Burial location unknown. Hazard, Mrs. T. P. — of South Kingstown, Washington County, R.I. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1932. Female. Burial location unknown. Hazard, Thomas P. — of Peace Dale, South Kingstown, Washington County, R.I. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1932; Rhode Island general treasurer; elected 1938. Burial location unknown. Hazard, Walter (1859-1930) — of Georgetown, Georgetown County, S.C. Born in Georgetown, Georgetown District (now Georgetown County), S.C., December 25, 1859. Lawyer; newspaper editor; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Georgetown County, 1882-84, 1888-92; member of South Carolina state senate from Georgetown County, 1892-93. Methodist; later Episcopalian. Died in Georgetown, Georgetown County, S.C., February 6, 1930 (age 70 years, 43 days). Interment at Prince George Winyah Cemetery, Georgetown, S.C.

Relatives: Son of Benjamin Ingell Hazard and Sarah Freeborn (Ingell) Hazard; brother of Harriet Wilbour 'Hattie' Hazard (who married John Stanyarne Wilson); married, October 17, 1882, to Jessie Minnie Tamplet; married, December 7, 1897, to Florence Adele Tamplet; first cousin thrice removed of Benjamin Hazard; third cousin thrice removed of Nathaniel Hazard. Political families: Cornell family of New York; King-Hazard family of Connecticut and New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians). See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Hazard, Ward C. — of Norwich, Chenango County, N.Y. Republican. Postmaster at Norwich, N.Y., 1954-63. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. Hazard, William A. — of Cedarhurst, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896; National Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 1st District, 1896. Burial location unknown.

HAZZARD: See also Edward Hazzard East — John Floyd — John Worth Kern — Thomas O. Milliken Hazzard, Daniel — of Delaware. Candidate for Governor of Delaware, 1823. Burial location unknown. Hazzard, David (1781-1864) — of Milton, Sussex County, Del. Born May 18, 1781. Whig. Governor of Delaware, 1830-33; delegate to Whig National Convention from Delaware, 1839 (Convention Vice-President). Died July 18, 1864 (age 83 years, 61 days). Interment at Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Milton, Del.

See also National Governors Association biography

Hazzard, J. D. — of Florida. Progressive. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Florida 1st District, 1912. Burial location unknown. Hazzard, James D. — of Kent County, Mich. Democrat. Candidate for Michigan state house of representatives 91st District, 1970. Still living as of 1970. Hazzard, John C. — of Roselle, New Castle County, Del.; Wilmington, New Castle County, Del. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1944, 1948 (alternate); Delaware Democratic state chair, 1945; member of Democratic National Committee from Delaware, 1954. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. Hazzard, Marshall P. — of Sussex County, Del. Member of Delaware state house of representatives from Sussex County 10th District, 1929-30. Burial location unknown. Hazzard, P. A. — of Colorado City, Mitchell County, Tex. Postmaster at Colorado City, Tex., 1887-1901. Burial location unknown. Hazzard, Ronald Thomas — also known as Ronald T. Hazzard — of Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J. Republican. Candidate for New Jersey state house of assembly, 1967 (District 12-B), 1973 (33rd District). Still living as of 1973.