John Adam Hazelwood (October 28, 1867 – January 8, 1923) was an American lawyer and politician. He served in the
Wisconsin State Senate.
Early life
John A. Hazelwood was born in 1867 on a farm near the town of
Concord,
Jefferson County, Wisconsin, Hazelwood went to the public schools.
Hazel also went to
St. John's Military Academy,
Valparaiso University, and
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
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.
He studied law and engineering courses at Valparaiso University.
Career
Hazelwood taught school in
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, and was elected as the school superintendent for Jefferson County in 1898 and re-elected three times.
Hazelwood practiced law in
Hartford, Wisconsin,
Jefferson, Wisconsin
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, and was the Jefferson city attorney.
From 1907 to 1911, Hazelwood served in the
Wisconsin State Senate and was a
Democrat
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. He later moved to
Madison, Wisconsin, and was appointed as the secretary and chief examiner of the Wisconsin Civil Service Commission in 1913. Then, he moved to
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and continued to practice law.
Hazelwood served as the chairman of the Wisconsin Highway Commission from its establishment in 1911 to 1922.
Death
Hazelwood died at his home on January 8, 1923, in Milwaukee after a six-week illness and was buried in Oconomowoc.
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1867 births
1923 deaths
People from Concord, Wisconsin
Politicians from Madison, Wisconsin
Politicians from Milwaukee
Valparaiso University alumni
Indiana University Maurer School of Law alumni
Wisconsin lawyers
Democratic Party Wisconsin state senators
Lawyers from Madison, Wisconsin
Burials in Wisconsin
19th-century American lawyers