Background
Grimmer, Ward Chipman Hazen was born on October 31, 1858 in Saint Stephen, N.B. Son of Georgia Skeffington and Mary Allan (Hazen) Grimmer.
Grimmer, Ward Chipman Hazen was born on October 31, 1858 in Saint Stephen, N.B. Son of Georgia Skeffington and Mary Allan (Hazen) Grimmer.
Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, 1877-1879, Doctor of Laws, 1914.
Called to North.B. bar, October 1880. Practiced in Saint Stephen. Appointed King’s counsel, 1903.
Member Legislative Assembly, 1903-1914.
Surveyor general, 1908-1911. Attorney general, November 1911-January 1914.
Mayor, Saint Stephen, 1888. Judge, Appeal and Chancery Courts, North B., since January 10, 1914.
Judge of Divorce Court, 1932-1939.
Chairman Royal Common for Lumber Industry, North.B., 1927, Royal Commn Old Age Pensions, 1929, Workmen’s Compensations Board, 1931, North.B. Forestry Commission, 1934.
Member Legislative Assembly, 1903-1914. Member Knights of Pythias. Member Conservative Party.
Member Anglican Church.
Club: Cliff (Saint John, North.B.).
Married Bessie Emily Gove, November 24, 1884 (deceased). Children: Don Skeffington, Lois Hazen (deceased).