Gerry Whiting Hazelton

Gerry Whiting Hazelton
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
In office
1876–1885
Appointed byUlysses S. Grant
PresidentUlysses S. Grant
Rutherford B. Hayes
James A. Garfield
Chester A. Arthur
Preceded byLevi Hubbell
Succeeded byW. A. Walker
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875
Preceded byDavid Atwood
Succeeded byLucien B. Caswell
President pro tempore
of the Wisconsin Senate
In office
September 10, 1862 – January 14, 1863
Preceded byFrederick Thorpe
Succeeded byWyman Spooner
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 25th district
In office
January 1, 1861 – January 1, 1863
Preceded byMoses M. Davis
Succeeded byJonathan Bowman
District Attorney of Columbia County
In office
January 1, 1865 – January 1, 1867
Preceded byIsrael Holmes
Succeeded byJ. T. Clark
Personal details
Born(1829-02-24)February 24, 1829
Chester, New Hampshire
DiedSeptember 29, 1920(1920-09-29) (aged 91)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Resting placeForest Home Cemetery
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMartha Squire Hazelton
Children
  • Anna Hazelton
    (b. 1858; died 1951)
Parents
  • William Hazelton (father)
  • Mercy J. Cochrane (mother)
Relatives

Gerry Whiting Hazelton (February 24, 1829 – September 29, 1920) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He represented Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district in the 42nd and 43rd Congresses. He also served nine years as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, and two years as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate, representing Columbia County.