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19th century American politician
Chester Hazen
From Portrait and biographical album of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin (1889)
29th Mayor of Ripon, Wisconsin
In office
April 1896 – April 1897
Preceded byPhilomen Wicks
Succeeded byGeorge L. Field
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Fond du Lac 1st district
In office
January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887
Preceded byWilliam W. D. Turner
Succeeded byGeorge H. Ferris
Personal details
Born(1824-01-31)January 31, 1824
Denmark, New York, U.S.
DiedApril 24, 1900(1900-04-24) (aged 76)
Ripon, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeWedges Prairie Cemetery, Ripon, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
Children
  • Della Margaret (Griffin)
  • Bertie Atwood Hazen

Chester Hazen (January 31, 1824 – April 24, 1900) was an American farmer, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was the 29th mayor of Ripon, Wisconsin, and served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Fond du Lac County. He established the first cheese factory in Wisconsin.

Biography

Born in Denmark, New York, Hazen moved to Wisconsin Territory in 1844. He eventually settled on a farm in Ladoga, Wisconsin, where he started the first cheese factory in Wisconsin. Hazen also helped found the Fond du Lac Dairyman Association and the Wisconsin Dairyman Association. Hazen served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1885 to 1886. In 1895, he moved to Ripon, Wisconsin, where he served as mayor. He died in Ripon.

References

  1. ^ "Death of Chester Hazen". Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. May 4, 1900. p. 4. Retrieved November 9, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. "Cheese Fete Held on Site of First Plant". Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. April 28, 1939. p. 1. Retrieved November 10, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. "Commemorate Founding of State's 1st Cheese Factory". Manitowoc Herald-Times. April 28, 1939. p. 1. Retrieved November 9, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. "Chester Hazen, Wisconsin Historical Society". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-10-23.
  5. 'Wisconsin Biography Dictionary,' Caryn Hannan, North America Book Distribution, LLC, Biographical Sketch of Chester Hazen, pg. 174-175
Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded byWilliam W. D. Turner Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Fond du Lac 1st district
January 5, 1885 – January 3, 1887 		Succeeded byGeorge H. Ferris
Political offices
Preceded byPhilomen Wicks Mayor of Ripon, Wisconsin
April 1896 – April 1897 		Succeeded byGeorge L. Field


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