Caledonia

HAZEN, Lucius Downer

Men of Vermont: Illustrated Biographical History of Vermonters & Sons of 
Vermont. Ullery. Brattleboro: Transcript Publishing Company, 1894, p 189 
(portrait p 189)

Lucius Downer HAZEN, of St. Johnsbury [Caledonia County, Vermont], was born 
19 January 1834 in Hartford [Windsor County, Vermont], son of Lucius and 
Hannah R. (DOWNER) HAZEN. Received his early education in the common schools 
of his native town, and afterwards attended the Kimball Union Academy at 
Meriden [Sullivan County], New Hampshire, where he pursued a commercial 
course and commenced at the age of fifteen to assist his father in his store 
and on the farm. In 1863 his father died in possession of the largest farm 
in Vermont, and two years after the subject of this sketch removed to Barnet 
[Caledonia County, Vermont], where he was employed in purchasing wool for the 
Caledonia Manufacturing Company. He then made a heavy investment in 
timberlands in Whitefield [Coos County], New Hampshire, and in 1872 commenced 
the manufacture of lumber, extending his operations to the towns of Groton 
[this list of towns followed by the word "Vermont," thus Groton in Caledonia 
County, Vermont, not Groton in Grafton County, New Hampshire], Victory [Essex 
County, Vermont], Mill's Pond [text typo for "Mile's Pond" in Essex County, 
Vermont?], and Richford [Franklin County], Vermont. In 1890 he sold 16,000 
acres of timber land in Victory to the Olcott Falls Company, previous to 
which sale he was the owner of one half of the township. [Assuming a 
township is thirty-six sections, with each section containing 640 acres of 
land, then half a township would be 11,520 acres.]

Mr. HAZEN was selectman of Newbury [Orange County, Vermont] during the four 
years of the [Civil] War [1861-1865]; in 1869 chosen by a Republican 
constituency to represent the town of Barnet in the Legislature; represented 
St. Johnsbury in 1888 and served on the committee on the insane and also on 
that of banks; has been director and vice president of the Merchants National 
Bank of St. Johnsbury for fifteen years, this being a longer term of service 
than of any other director; in 1892 appointed a delegate at large to the 
national Republican convention at Minneapolis [Hennepin County, Minnesota]. 
Is deacon in the North Congregational Church and a member of the A. B. C. F. 
M. [American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions], and also of the 
American Home Missionary Society. On 12 January 1862 he [Lucius Downer 
HAZEN] was married to Orinda G., daughter of Lloyd and Lois (GRISWOLD) 
KIMBALL of McIndoes Falls [Caledonia County, Vermont]. Four children have 
been the issue of their union: Lucius K., Mary L. (Mrs. N. H. HOUGHTON), 
Charles D., and Margaret E.

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