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{{short description|Canadian politician}}
{{for|the American scientist|Robert Miller Hazen}}
'''Robert Leonard Hazen''' (15 October 1808 &ndash; 15 August 1874) was a Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician.
Hazen was born in [[Fredericton, New Brunswick|Fredericton]], New Brunswick, and by age 23 had been [[called to the bar]] of New Brunswick. He had a successful legal career, and by 1846 was appointed a judge on the [[Court of the Vice-Admiralty]].  He first entered politics in 1837 when he was elected to the [[Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick]].  Upon [[Canadian Confederation]] he was appointed to the new [[Senate of Canada]] on 23 October 1867 by [[royal proclamation]]. He represented the [[Canadian Senate divisions|senatorial division]] of New Brunswick until his death.
Robert Leonard Hazen was the grandson of William Hazen, a prominent New Brunswick businessman and officeholder who was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts.<ref>[http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=2456&interval=25&&PHPSESSID=qmglq64auon5kescc0m9rj0e55 William Hazen, Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online, canada.gc.ca]</ref>
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.lib.unb.ca/archives/hazen/hazenrl.html The Robert L. Hazen collection from the] [[University of New Brunswick]] library
* [https://archive.org/stream/historyofnewbrun01hannuoft#page/103/mode/1up Image of Hazen]
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