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Porter Hazelton

Porter Hazelton
Supervisor
In office
1852–1854
Preceded by William Patterson
Succeeded by William Patterson
Constituency Flint Township, Michigan
Personal details
Born November 15, 1812
New York
Died August 15, 1870(1870-08-15) (aged 57)
Flint, Michigan
Relations George and Edgar, Brothers

Porter Hazelton (November 15, 1812 – August 15, 1870) was a Michigan politician.

With his two brothers, George and Edgar, and Ezekial Ewing constructed a bridge across the Flint River for the State of Michigan. With no money to pay them, they received most of the now Hazelton Township in Shiwassee County to the partners which they proceeded to sell to settlers and the Township and an unincorporated village was named after them.

Hazelton served as Flint Township, Michigan Supervisor in 1852 to 1854. A source indicates that he was elected as the fifth mayor of the Village of Flint in 1859 serving a one-year term. while two other shows William M. Fenton serving another term.


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