Carey, Charles Henry.  "History of Oregon." Vol. 3. Chicago-Portland: Pioneer
Historical Pub. Co., 1922.  p. 548.

JAMES HOWARD HAZLETT

James H. Hazlett, a prominent and prosperous attorney, practicing principally in
irrigation laws and water rights litigation, residing at Hood River, is a native
of Illinois, born at Milford on Christmas Day, 1875. He is a son of Hugh D. and
Rachel O. (Slusher) Hazlett, the former of whom was a member of an Illinois
pioneer family, of English descent, while the latter came from a family of Dutch
pioneers of Pennsylvania.

James H. Hazlett was educated in grade and high schools of his native town, at
the Morgan Park Academy and at Harvard University, being graduated from the
latter institution in 1902. Having decided on law as a profession, he entered
upon a course at the Boston University Law School and was later admitted to
practice in 1904 by the supreme court of Massachusetts. Following his admission
to the bar, he practiced for the next five years in the offices of two well
known law firms at Boston, but at the end of that period, owing to the state of
his father's health, he returned home and attended to his father's business
interests.

It was in 1912 that Mr. Hazlett located at Hood River, Oregon, where he has
since remained and has been successful in building up a large and profitable
practice. He gives most of his attention to irrigation laws and to laws dealing
with water rights, bringing to bear on both these a ripe experience and keen
judgment. He was nominated for the state Senate in 1918, to fill the unexpired
term of Senator Wilbur, and lost the election by the small margin of eighty-four
votes. He has always been a consistent supporter of the democratic party and
ever active in its councils, where his advice on current politics is freely
sought.

Mr. Hazlett is a member of the Masonic order, a Knight Templar and a member of
the Mystic Shrine. He also holds membership in the Elks and in the Knights of
Pythias, and in the latter order has passed through all the chairs, being past
chancellor commander and a delegate to the grand lodge. He is an earnest member
of the Riverside church and active in its work. During the World war, Mr.
Hazlett took a prominent part in the promotion of all bond drives and also
served as one of the legal advisers of the draft board. Young, active and
intensely public-spirited, he throws the weight of his support and influence in
the direction of all civic affairs intended to advance the welfare of his
adopted city.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in November 2006 by Jeffrey L. Elmer. 
Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned
above.