Elizabeth Hazen, eldest daughter of pre-Loyalist William Hazen of the firm Simonds, Hazen and White, married Ward Chipman, Ward Chipman, a Loyalist, who was appointed New Brunswick's Solicitor General after he was exiled to England at the outset of the American Revolution. He sat in New Brunswick's first House of Assembly. He drew up the Charter for the city of Saint John and he designed Saint John's corporate seal, still in use today. In 1806 he became a Legislative councilor, and in 1809 he was appointed to the New Brunswick Supreme Court. Their marriage assured Ward Chipman's position among the social elite and established connections with many influential families, including the Murrays and the Botsfords. Elizabeth Hazen had one son, Ward Chipman, Jr., who grew up to become the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Brunswick after walking in his father's footsteps as a member of the Legislative Assembly.
Elizabeth Hazen, eldest daughter of pre-Loyalist William Hazen of the firm Simonds, Hazen and White, married Ward Chipman, Ward Chipman, a Loyalist, who was appointed New Brunswick's Solicitor General after he was exiled to England at the outset of the American Revolution. He sat in New Brunswick's first House of Assembly. He drew up the Charter for the city of Saint John and he designed Saint John's corporate seal, still in use today. In 1806 he became a Legislative councilor, and in 1809 he was appointed to the New Brunswick Supreme Court. Their marriage assured Ward Chipman's position among the social elite and established connections with many influential families, including the Murrays and the Botsfords. Elizabeth Hazen had one son, Ward Chipman, Jr., who grew up to become the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Brunswick after walking in his father's footsteps as a member of the Legislative Assembly.
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