Statewide County WI Archives Biographies.....HAZELWOOD, JOHN A. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wi/wifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Tina Vickery tsvickery@gmail.com December 5, 2007, 12:50 pm Author: Beck, J. D. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. THE WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE. SENATE. The senate is composed of thirty-three members, who hold office for four years and receive $500 each for their services at each regular session. Members of the senate, session of 1907, representing odd-numbered districts, were elected in 1906. Their terms will end Jan. 1, 1911. Those representing even-numbered districts were elected in 1908. Their terms will end Jan. 1, 1913. The lieutenant-governor is president of the senate, but can vote only in case of a tie. A temporary president, to act in the absence of the president, is chosen by the members of the senate. The senate of 1909 contains 38 republicans, 4 democrats, and one social democrat. Lieutenant-Governor John Strange, president; Jas. H. Stout, president pro tem; F. E. Andrews, chief clerk; R. C. Falconer, sergeant-at-arm TWENTY-THIRD SENATORIAL DISTRICT. Jefferson and Walworth counties. Population, 1900—64,048. JOHN A. HAZELWOOD (Dem.) was born at Concord, Jefferson county, Wis., Oct. 28, 1867. He received his training in the common schools, St. John's Military Academy, Delafield, Wis., Valparaiso Normal School and Indiana University and Law School. He was engaged for a period of ten years in teaching at Ixonia, Oconomowoc, and at Indiana Normal School. In 1898 he was elected county superintendent of schools of Jefferson county and was re- elected three times. He has been president of the S. W. T. A., vice-president W. T. A., president of the County Superintendents' Association and state commander of the S. O. V. He has served as city attorney of Jefferson for several years. He is now practicing law at Jefferson, Wisconsin. In 1906 he was elected to the state senate, receiving 5,345 votes against 4,473 votes for Zadoc B. Beach (Rep.), and 87 votes for A. L. Morrison (Soc. Dem.). Additional Comments: Beck, J. D. . The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. Madison, Wis.: Democrat Printing Co., State Printer, 1909. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/history/bluebook/1909/bios/hazelwoo905gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wifiles/ File size: 2.6 Kb