Known by his second name, Douglas, he entered politics in 1885 when he was elected as an alderman for Fredericton City Council. He became mayor in 1888.
As premier, Hazen fought political corruption and attempts by the federal government to reduce the Maritime provinces' representation in the federal House of Commons.
Arthur T. Doyle, Front Benches and Back Rooms: A story of corruption, muckraking, raw partisanship and political intrigue in New Brunswick, Toronto: Green Tree Publishing, 1976.
"Former Chief Justice of N.B. Dead". The Ottawa Journal. 27 December 1937. p. 13. Retrieved 24 December 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
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For the basketball player see John Hazen basketball Sir John Douglas Hazen KCMG PC June 5 1860 December 27 1937 was a politician in New Brunswick Canada The HonourableSir John Douglas HazenKCMG PCSir Douglas Hazen13th Premier of New BrunswickIn office March 24 1908 October 10 1911MonarchsEdward VIIGeorge VLieutenant GovernorLemuel John TweediePreceded byClifford W RobinsonSucceeded byJames K FlemmingMLA for SunburyIn office February 18 1899 October 10 1911Serving with Parker GlasierPreceded byDavid MorrowSucceeded byGeorge A PerleyMember of the Canadian Parliament for City and County of St JohnIn office March 5 1891 June 23 1896Serving with Charles N Skinner John A ChesleyPreceded byCharles Nelson SkinnerSucceeded byJohn Alexander ChesleyIn office October 27 1911 October 11 1917Preceded byJohn Waterhouse DanielSucceeded byDistrict was abolished in 1914Mayor of Fredericton New BrunswickIn office 1888 1889Administrator of New BrunswickIn office October 31 1917 November 6 1917Preceded byWilliam PugsleySucceeded byWilliam Frederick ToddPersonal detailsBorn 1860 06 05 June 5 1860Oromocto New Brunswick British North AmericaDiedDecember 27 1937 1937 12 27 aged 77 Saint John New Brunswick CanadaPolitical partyConservativeSpouseAda C Tibbits m 1884 wbr ChildrenDouglas King James Murray Kate Elizabeth Frances Edith and Ada AltheaAlma materUniversity of New BrunswickOccupationLawyer judgeProfessionPoliticianMilitary serviceYears of service1880 1898RankPaymasterUnit5th Company 71st York Battalion of Infantry and 3rd Battalion New Brunswick Regiment 1 Contents 1 Biography 2 Electoral record 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksBiography editKnown by his second name Douglas he entered politics in 1885 when he was elected as an alderman for Fredericton City Council He became mayor in 1888 Hazen was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative candidate in the 1891 federal election He lost his seat in the 1896 election that defeated the Conservatives and brought Wilfrid Laurier s Liberals to power He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in 1899 and became leader of the opposition Hazen rebuilt the Conservative Party which had been out of power since 1883 He led the party into government in the 1908 provincial election As premier 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 1911 to become federal Minister of Marine and Fisheries and Minister of the Naval Service in the government of Sir Robert Borden During the First World War he served in the Imperial War Cabinet Hazen left politics in October 1917 to become Chief Justice of New Brunswick For his years of service to The Crown and to Canada in 1918 Douglas Hazen was made a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George by King George V Hazen died in 1937 at age seventy seven and was interred in the Fernhill Cemetery in Saint John New Brunswick 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 2 Hazen was the father of King Hazen By election on 27 October 1911 On Mr Daniel s resignation 17 October 1911 Party Candidate Votes Conservative J D Hazen acclaimedElectoral record editvte1891 Canadian federal election City and County of St John Party Candidate Votes Elected Conservative John Douglas Hazen 4 824 nbsp Y Liberal C N Skinner 4 448 nbsp Y Liberal Charles Wesley Weldon 3 832 Unknown T A Rankine 3 503 vte1896 Canadian federal election City and County of St John Party Candidate Votes Elected Liberal Joseph John Tucker 3 924 nbsp Y Conservative John Douglas Hazen 3 733 nbsp Y Independent D J McLaughlin 1 495 References edit UNB Archives John Douglas Hazen Fonds web lib unb ca Campus Map UNB Saint John at www unb ca Douglas Hazen Parliament of Canada biography Brief bio and fonds listing UNB Biography Government of New Brunswick http www biographi ca en bio hazen john douglas 16E htmlFurther reading editArthur T Doyle Front Benches and Back Rooms A story of corruption muckraking raw partisanship and political intrigue in New Brunswick Toronto Green Tree Publishing 1976 Former Chief Justice of N B Dead The Ottawa Journal 27 December 1937 p 13 Retrieved 24 December 2016 via Newspapers com External links edit nbsp Media related to John Douglas Hazen at Wikimedia Commons Portraits of Sir John Douglas Hazen at the National Portrait Gallery London Legal offices Preceded byEzekiel McLeod Chief Justice of New Brunswick1917 1935 Succeeded byJohn B M Baxter Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Douglas Hazen amp oldid 1191944859, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
