Abner Hazeltine

Hazeltine was born in Wardsboro, Vermont on June 10, 1793, the son of Daniel Hazeltine and Susannah (Jones) Hazeltine. Hazeltine attended the common schools of Wardsboro, and was tutored by the pastor of his church. He then attended Williams College, from which he graduated in 1815. He moved to Warren, Pennsylvania, and was the first lawyer in the county. In the mid-1820s, he was among the Chautauqua County residents who advocated for construction of a canal that would connect the Erie Canal with the Allegheny River, thus creating a transportation route to Pittsburgh. ==Career==

Hazeltine served as member of the New York State Assembly in 1829 and 1830. He was also an opponent of slavery, and opposed motions to ban anti-slavery petitions from being received by the House. He later became a Whig and he served as district attorney of Chautauqua County from 1847 to 1850. During the American Civil War, he was appointed a state commissioner for overseeing the Union Army draft in Chautauqua County. He was appointed a special county judge of Chautauqua County in 1873 and served until 1874. Hazeltine served as United States Commissioner for the courts of the Northern District of New York from 1873 until his death. ==Death and burial==

Hazeltine died in Jamestown on December 20, 1879. ==Family==

In 1819, Hazeltine was married Polly Kidder of Wardsboro. She died in 1832, and in 1834, he married Matilda Hayward. He was the father of four children with his first wife, and three with his second. Harriet worked as a Jamestown store cashier, and Lydia died in infancy. Charles was a career teacher, and Marvin was a member of the clergy. Lewis was a physician, Abner Jr. became an attorney, and Mary was the wife of Jamestown merchant De Forest Weld. ==Electoral history==