Robert Leonard Hazen (15 October 1808 – 15 August 1874) was a Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician. Hazen was born in

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, New Brunswick, and by age 23 had been

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of New Brunswick. He had a successful legal career, and by 1846 was appointed a judge on the Court of the Vice-Admiralty. He first entered politics in 1837 when he was elected to the

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. Upon

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he was appointed to the new

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on 23 October 1867 by

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. He represented the

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of New Brunswick until his death. Robert Leonard Hazen was the grandson of William Hazen, a prominent New Brunswick businessman and officeholder who was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts.William Hazen, Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online, canada.gc.ca
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1808 births 1874 deaths Canadian senators from New Brunswick Colony of New Brunswick judges Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) senators Lawyers in New Brunswick {{NewBrunswick-politician-stub