James M. Hazlett

James Miller Hazlett (born October 14, 1864 in Londonderry , United Kingdom , †  November 8, 1941 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ) was an American politician . In 1927 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

At the age of two, James Hazlett moved from his home in Northern Ireland to South Philadelphia , Pennsylvania. He attended public schools in his new home and then worked in his father's forge. Until 1915 he worked as a blacksmith. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . In 1896 he became a member of the Philadelphia City Council. In the following years he was a member of various local bodies. From 1915 to 1936 he was a Notary ( Recorder of Deeds ) in Philadelphia.

In the 1926 congressional election , Hazlett was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded William Scott Vare on March 4, 1927 . He could only exercise this mandate until his resignation on October 20, 1927. Between 1928 and 1934 Hazlett was chairman of the Republican Central Campaign Committee , his party's campaign committee . In 1928 and 1932 he took part as a delegate at the respective Republican National Conventions ; from 1935 to 1937 he was a member of the Board of Road Viewers . He died in Philadelphia on November 8, 1941.

Web links

• James M. Hazlett in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• James M. Hazlett in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
William Scott Vare	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (1st constituency) March 4, 1927 - October 20, 1927	James M. Beck