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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.


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The Robert L. Hazen collection from the
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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 19th-century members of the Senate of Canada 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick {{NewBrunswick-MLA-stub