Hazard, Rowland Gibson, 1801-1888

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Financier and manufacturer; b. in South Kingson, R.I.

From the description of Papers, 1860-1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70973309

Rowland Gibson Hazard was born in South Kingstown, Rhode Island on October 9, 1801, the son of Rowland and Mary (Peace) Hazard. He was raised in the home of his maternal grandfather, Isaac Peace, in Bristol, Pennsylvania and attended school in Burlington, New Jersey. He returned to Rhode Island in 1819 and, together with his brother Isaac Peace Hazard, began managing the Peace Dale Manufacturing Company established by his father in 1800.

Rowland Gibson Hazard was involved in a number of public activities. As a vocal critic of the institution of slavery, he associated himself with the Free-Soil Party. He was also active in the early affairs of the Republican Party, serving as a delegate to its 1856, 1860, and 1868 conventions. At the 1868 convention in Chicago he served on the Committee on Platform and drafted the financial plank of the party's platform. He served as a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from 1851-1852, 1854-1855, and 1880-1881, and from 1866-1867 was a member of the Rhode Island Senate.

Rowland Gibson Hazard was also a prolific writer who produced a long list of philosophical works during his lifetime. His most notable works include the Essay on Language (1834), Causes of Decline of Political Morality (1841), The Philosophical Character of Channing (1844), The Freedom of the Mind in Willing (1866), and Causation and Freedom in Willing (1869).

He was a close friend of the English philosopher John Stuart Mill and of William Ellery Channing, the founder of Unitarianism. As a public benefactor, Hazard contributed to the schools and churches in South Kingstown and endowed a professorship of physics at Brown University with a gift of $40,000. In 1845, he was awarded an honorary L.L.D. degree by Brown. Married to Caroline Newbold of Bloomsdale, Pennsylvania, Hazard had two sons, Rowland and John, the former of whom had a distinguished career of his own. Rowland Gibson Hazard died in Peace Dale, Rhode Island on June 24, 1888.

From the guide to the Hazard, Rowland Gibson, 1801-1888, Hazard, Rowland Gibson|d1801-1888, 1832-1883, (University of Rhode Island Library Special Collections and Archives Unit)

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creatorOf Hazard, Rowland Gibson, 1801-1888. [A collection of pamphlets by this author.]. HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library
referencedIn Bowen, Francis, 1811-1890. Correspondence, 1724-1909 (bulk 1836-1892) Houghton Library
creatorOf Hazard, Rowland Gibson, 1801-1888. Autograph letter signed R.G. Hazard to: "My dear Sir" December 22, 1866. Wellesley College
creatorOf Hazard, Rowland Gibson, 1801-1888. Autograph letter signed R.G. Hazard to: "Dear Sir [J. Stuart Mill]" Wellesley College
referencedIn Samuel Gray Ward and Anna Hazard Barker Ward papers, 1823-1934 (inclusive) 1837-1900 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Hazard, Rowland Gibson, 1801-1888, Hazard, Rowland Gibson|d1801-1888, 1832-1883 University of Rhode Island Library Special Collections and Archives Unit
referencedIn Carolina Mills (Carolina, R.I.). Records, 1869-1956, bulk 1872-1926. University of Rhode Island Library, Kingston, University Library
referencedIn Charles Eliot Norton papers Houghton Library
referencedIn DeWolf Papers, 1751-1864. Rhode Island Historical Society
creatorOf Mill, John Stuart, 1806-1873. Autograph letter signed J.S. Mill to: "Dear Sir" December 26, 1864. Wellesley College
creatorOf Hazard, Rowland Gibson, 1801-1888. Papers, 1860-1864. Navarro College
referencedIn George Washington Keely papers, Keely (George Washington) papers, 1820-1834 John Hay Library, Special Collections
referencedIn Records of the Carolina Mills, 1869-1956, 1869-1956 University of Rhode Island Library Special Collections and Archives Unit
creatorOf Hazard, Rowland Gibson, 1801-1888. Autograph letters to: Sir [John Stuart Mill] November 25, 1866. Wellesley College
creatorOf Hazard, Rowland Gibson, 1801-1888. Autograph letter unsigned to: "My dear Sir [John Stuart Mill]" November 4, [18]66. Wellesley College
creatorOf Hazard, Rowland Gibson, 1801-1888. Autograph letters to: Sir [John Stuart Mill] July 1, 1865. Wellesley College
creatorOf Catholic Church. [Book of hours]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Peace Dale Manufacturing Company. Records, 1742-1919 (inclusive) [microform]. Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
creatorOf Hazard, Rowland Gibson, 1801-1888. Autograph letter signed R.G. Hazard to: "My dear Sir [J. Stuart Mill] February 6, 1865. Wellesley College
referencedIn Hazard Company. Hazard Company correspondence, 1839-1855. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
referencedIn Peace Dale Manufacturing Company records, 1699-1963 Baker Library, Harvard Business School
referencedIn George Washington Keely papers, Keely (George Washington) papers, 1820-1834 John Hay Library, Special Collections
creatorOf Mill, John Stuart, 1806-1873. Autograph letter signed J.S. Mill to: "Dear Sir" February 7, 1865. Wellesley College
creatorOf Channing, William Ellery, 1780-1842. The duty of the free states : or, Remarks suggested by the case of the Creole : autograph manuscript of parts I and II, 1842. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company contracts, 1831-1979 (inclusive) 1880-1940 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Horwitz, Tony. La chanson de Roland : A short history of Peace Dale, Rhode Island / Tony Horwitz. Rhode Island Historical Society
referencedIn Joseph Lawton & Co. (Charleston, S.C.). Letter, 1849 Dec. 19, Charleston (S.C.), to R[owland] G. Hazard, Peacedale (R.I.) University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
creatorOf Hazard, Rowland Gibson, 1801-1888,. Chronica regni Aragonum : manuscript, [ca. 1470]. Houghton Library
referencedIn Hazard, Isaac Peace. Isaac Peace Hazard papers, 1825-1843. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
creatorOf Mill, John Stuart, 1806-1873. Autograph letter signed J.S. Mill to: Dear Sir [Rowland G. Hazard] April 22, 1872. Wellesley College
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Birth 1801-10-09

Death 1888-06-24

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