King Hazen (30 September 1885 – 4 July 1974) was a Progressive Conservative party and National Government member of the

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. He was born in

Fredericton Fredericton (; ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The city is situated in the west-central portion of the province along the Saint John River, which flows west to east as it bisects the city. The river is the do ...

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and became a barrister by career. He was first elected to Parliament under the

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(Conservative) party banner at the St. John—Albert riding in the 1940 general election after an unsuccessful campaign there as a

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. He was re-elected in

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as a Progressive Conservative for another term then defeated in the 1949 election by

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of the

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Electoral record

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* 1885 births 1974 deaths Politicians from Fredericton Members of the House of Commons of Canada from New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs {{NewBrunswick-politician-stub