Governor David Hazzard

Governor David Hazzard is a Delaware historical marker in Milton, Sussex County, dedicated 2003.

Sussex County · dedicated 2003 · The Governor's Walk, 100 Magnolia Street, Milton

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Born on May 18, 1781, to John and Mary Houston Hazzard, David Hazzard, like his father, engaged in mercantile and agricultural pursuits, going on to serve as local magistrate and an officer in the State Militia during the War of 1812. He was elected Governor of Delaware in 1829. His term was marked by a period of great growth and change, including a new State Constitution. Following his tenure as Governor, he was elected to the State Senate and appointed as an Associate Justice of the Delaware Superior Court. An active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, he was laid to rest in Milton’s Goshen Cemetery following his death on July 8, 1864.

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