Hazelwood, John
naval officer, was born about 1726 in England. In 1772 he was one of the founders of the St. George society of Philadelphia, Pa. The continental vessels in the Delaware river were put under his command. He attained the rank of commodore in the Pennsylvania navy. The artist and patriot, Charles Wilson Peale, thought Hazelwood worthy for his collection of American heroes, and the picture of him painted by Peale was afterward purchased by the city of Philadelphia and placed in Independence hall. He died March 1, 1800, in Philadelphia, Pa.