Gerry Whiting Hazelton

Gerry Whiting Hazelton
Gerry Whiting Hazelton
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
	In office; 1876–1885
Appointed by	Ulysses S. Grant
President	Ulysses S. Grant; Rutherford B. Hayes; James A. Garfield; Chester A. Arthur
Preceded by	Levi Hubbell
Succeeded by	W. A. Walker
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Wisconsin's 2nd district
	In office; March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875
Preceded by	David Atwood
Succeeded by	Lucien B. Caswell
President pro tempore; of the Wisconsin Senate
	In office; September 10, 1862 – January 14, 1863
Preceded by	Frederick Thorpe
Succeeded by	Wyman Spooner
Member of the Wisconsin Senate; from the 25th district
	In office; January 1, 1861 – January 1, 1863
Preceded by	Moses M. Davis
Succeeded by	Jonathan Bowman
District Attorney of Columbia County
	In office; January 1, 1865 – January 1, 1867
Preceded by	Israel Holmes
Succeeded by	J. T. Clark
Personal details
Born	February 24, 1829; Chester, New Hampshire
Died	September 29, 1920 (aged 91); Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Resting place	Forest Home Cemetery; Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Martha Squire Hazelton
Children	Anna Hazelton; (b. 1858; died 1951);
Parents	William Hazelton (father); Mercy J. Cochrane (mother);
Relatives	George Cochrane Hazelton (brother); Clark B. Cochrane (uncle);

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.

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