Ira Sherwin Hazeltine

U.S. Congressperson

1821 – 1899

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Who was Ira Sherwin Hazeltine?

Ira Sherwin Hazeltine was a Greenback Representative representing Missouri's 6th congressional district from March 4, 1881-March 3, 1883.

Hazeltine was born in Andover, Vermont in Windsor County, Vermont. He moved to Richland Center, Wisconsin in 1842. He taught school in Natchez, Mississippi and was admitted to the bar in 1842 where he practiced in Richland Center. He was delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1860; member of the Wisconsin State Assembly 1867-1869. He moved to a farm near Springfield, Missouri in 1870 and was elected to Congress in 1880 but lost re-election in 1882. He is buried in Hazelwood Cemetery in Springfield.

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Born
Jul 13, 1821
Died
Jan 13, 1899

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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