Robert Hazard (Rhode Island)
Robert Hazard (12 September 1702 – 1751)[1] was a deputy governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
Robert Hazard | |
|---|---|
| 32nd Deputy Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations | |
| In office 1750–1751 | |
| Governor | William Greene |
| Preceded by | William Ellery, Sr. |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Whipple, III |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 September 1702 South Kingstown, Rhode Island |
| Died | 1751 South Kingstown, Rhode Island |
| Spouse(s) | Esther Stanton |
| Children | Joseph, Elizabeth, Esther, Stephen, Robert, Samuel, Hannah, Joshua, Stanton |
| Occupation | Deputy, Deputy Governor |
Early life
Hazard was the son of Stephen Hazard of South Kingstown in the Rhode Island colony, his grandfather was Robert Hazard of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and his great grandfather was Thomas Hazard who settled in Portsmouth by way of Boston.[2] Hazard was a first cousin of George Hazard who was an earlier deputy governor of the colony.
Career
Robert Hazard became a freeman of South Kingstown in 1722. In 1734, he became a Deputy in Rhode Island's General Assembly, which position he held through 1749.[1] In 1750, he was elected Deputy Governor of the colony, serving for less than a full one-year term, from May 1750 until his death in 1751.[1]
Hazard lived at Point Judith, at the southern extreme of South Kingstown, on land that he inherited from his father.[3]
Personal life
He married Esther, the daughter of Joseph and Esther (Gallup) Stanton.[3] Together, they were the parents of nine children, including Joseph, Elizabeth, Esther, Stephen, Robert, Samuel, Hannah, Joshua, Stanton.[4]
His eldest son, Joseph Hazard, married Hannah Nichols, the daughter of Deputy Governor Jonathan Nichols.[3]
References
- Robinson, p. 28.
- Austin, pp. 320-1.
- Robinson, p. 29.
- Robinson, Caroline Elizabeth (1896). The Hazard Family of Rhode Island, 1635–1894: Being a Genealogy and History of the Descendants of Thomas Hazard ... Retrieved 31 October 2017.
Bibliography
- Austin, John Osborne (1887). Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island. Albany, New York: J. Munsell's Sons. ISBN 978-0-8063-0006-1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Robinson, Caroline Elizabeth (1895). The Hazard Family of Rhode Island, 1635 - 1894. Boston.
Further reading
- Bicknell, Thomas Williams (1920). The History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Vol.3. New York: The American Historical Society. Retrieved 30 March 2011.