Sir John Douglas Hazen, (June 5, 1860 – December 27, 1937) was a politician in

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, Canada.

Biography

Known by his second name, Douglas, he entered politics in 1885 when he was elected as an

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for

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. He became

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in 1888. Hazen was elected to the

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as a

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candidate in the 1891 federal election. He lost his seat in the 1896 election that defeated the Conservatives and brought

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's Liberals to power. He was elected to the

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in 1899, and became

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. Hazen rebuilt the

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which had been out of power since 1883. He led the party into government in the 1908 provincial election. As

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, Hazen fought political corruption and attempts by the federal government to reduce the Maritime provinces' representation in the federal House of Commons. Douglas Hazen left provincial politics in

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to become federal

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and Minister of the Naval Service in the government of Sir

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. During the

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, he served in the

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. Hazen left politics in October 1917 to become

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. For his years of service to

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and to Canada, in 1918 Douglas Hazen was made a Knight Commander of the

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. Hazen died in 1937 at age seventy-seven and was interred in the Fernhill Cemetery in

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. Sir Douglas Hazen Park in Oromocto, New Brunswick and Sir Douglas Hazen Hall at the University of New Brunswick, Saint John are named in his honour.Campus Map – UNB Saint John
at www.unb.ca Hazen was the father of King Hazen.

Electoral record

References

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Brief bio and fonds listing, UNB

Biography, Government of New Brunswick
* http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/hazen_john_douglas_16E.html

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hazen, John Douglas 1860 births 1937 deaths Canadian Anglicans Canadian Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Mayors of Fredericton Members of the House of Commons of Canada from New Brunswick Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada Lawyers in New Brunswick Fredericton city councillors People from Sunbury County, New Brunswick Premiers of New Brunswick University of New Brunswick alumni

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