John A. Hazelwood


John Adam Hazelwood was an American lawyer and politician.

Biography

Born on a farm near the town of Concord, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, Hazelwood went to the public schools. Hazel also went to St. John's Northwestern Military Academy, Valparaiso University, and Indiana University Maurer School of Law. He taught school in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin and served as the school superintendent for Jefferson County. Hazelwood practiced law in Hartford, Wisconsin, Jefferson, Wisconsin and was the Jefferson city attorney. From 1907 to 1911, Hazelwood served in the Wisconsin State Senate and was a Democrat. He later moved to Madison, Wisconsin and was the secretary of the Wisconsin Civil Service Commission. Then, he moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin and continued to practice law. At the time of his death, Hazelwood was serving as chairman of the Wisconsin Highway Commission. He died at his home in Milwaukee after a six-week illness and was buried in Oconomowoc.