Governor David Hazzard

Born on May 18, 1781, to John and Mary Houston Hazzard, David Hazzard, like his father, pursued mercantile and agricultural work, then served as a local magistrate and a State Militia officer during the War of 1812. He was elected Governor of Delaware in 1829, and his term came during a period of great growth and change that included a new State Constitution. After serving as governor, he was elected to the State Senate and appointed an Associate Justice of the Delaware Superior Court. An active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, he was buried in Milton's Goshen Cemetery after his death on July 8, 1864.

Milton, Delaware · United States