George Cochrane Hazelton

George Cochrane Hazelton (January 3, 1832 – September 4, 1922) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district from 1877 to 1883. He was later the first appointed attorney general of the District of Columbia.

Early life and education Born in Chester, New Hampshire, Hazelton attended the district schools and prepared for college at Pinkerton Academy in New Hampshire and Dummer Academy in Massachusetts. Hazelton graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York, in 1858. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in Malone, New York.

Career Hazelton then settled at Boscobel, Wisconsin, where he became prosecuting attorney of Grant County, Wisconsin, from 1864 to 1868. He was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate in 1867 and was reelected in 1869 and served as president pro tempore.

Congress Elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives in the Forty-fifth, Forty-sixth, and Forty-seventh congresses, representing Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district.

Personal life Hazelton was son of William and Mercy Jane Hazelton. His older brother, Gerry Whiting Hazelton, was also a member of Congress, and a prominent lawyer in Wisconsin. His nephew, Clark Betton Cochrane, was a member of Congress from New York.

He married Ellen Van Antwerp and they had two sons, George Jr. and John Hampden.

Death Hazelton died in Chester, New Hampshire, on September 4, 1922, at the age of 90. He is interred at Vale Cemetery, Schenectady, New York.