Sir John Douglas Hazen, KCMG, PC (June 5, 1860 – December 27, 1937) was a politician in New Brunswick, Canada.
Sir John Douglas Hazen | |
|---|---|
 Sir Douglas Hazen | |
| 13th Premier of New Brunswick | |
| In office March 24, 1908 – October 10, 1911 | |
| Monarchs | Edward VII George V |
| Lieutenant Governor | Lemuel John Tweedie |
| Preceded by | Clifford W. Robinson |
| Succeeded by | James K. Flemming |
| MLA for Sunbury | |
| In office February 18, 1899 – October 10, 1911 Serving with Parker Glasier | |
| Preceded by | David Morrow |
| Succeeded by | George A. Perley |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for City and County of St. John | |
| In office March 5, 1891 – June 23, 1896 Serving with Charles N. Skinner, John A. Chesley | |
| Preceded by | Charles Nelson Skinner |
| Succeeded by | John Alexander Chesley |
| In office October 27, 1911 – October 11, 1917 | |
| Preceded by | John Waterhouse Daniel |
| Succeeded by | District was abolished in 1914 |
| Mayor of Fredericton, New Brunswick | |
| In office 1888–1889 | |
| Administrator of New Brunswick | |
| In office October 31, 1917 – November 6, 1917 | |
| Preceded by | William Pugsley |
| Succeeded by | William Frederick Todd |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 5, 1860 Oromocto, New Brunswick, British North America |
| Died | December 27, 1937 (aged 77) Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Ada C. Tibbits (m. 1884) |
| Children | Douglas King, James Murray, Kate Elizabeth, Frances Edith and Ada Althea |
| Alma mater | University of New Brunswick |
| Occupation | Lawyer, judge |
| Profession | Politician |
| Military service | |
| Years of service | 1880-1898 |
| Rank | Paymaster |
| Unit | 5th Company 71st York Battalion of Infantry and 3rd Battalion New Brunswick Regiment[1] |
Biography
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 | acclaimed | |||
Electoral record
edit| 1891 Canadian federal election: City and County of St. John | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Conservative | John Douglas Hazen | 4,824 | – | |||||
| Liberal | C.N. Skinner | 4,448 | – | |||||
| Liberal | Charles Wesley Weldon | 3,832 | – | |||||
| Unknown | T.A. Rankine | 3,503 | – | |||||
| 1896 Canadian federal election: City and County of St. John | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | Joseph John Tucker | 3,924 | – | |||||
| Conservative | John Douglas Hazen | 3,733 | – | |||||
| 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
Further reading
edit- 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.
External links
editMedia related to John Douglas Hazen at Wikimedia Commons
- Portraits of Sir (John) Douglas Hazen at the National Portrait Gallery, London