| Chester Hazen | |
| Order: | 29th |
| Mayor of Ripon, Wisconsin | |
| Term Start: | April 1896 |
| Term End: | April 1897 |
| Predecessor: | Philomen Wicks |
| Successor: | George L. Field |
| State1: | Wisconsin |
| State Assembly1: | Wisconsin |
| District1: | Fond du Lac 1st |
| Term Start1: | January 5, 1885 |
| Term End1: | January 3, 1887 |
| Predecessor1: | William W. D. Turner |
| Successor1: | George H. Ferris |
| Birth Date: | 31 January 1824 |
| Birth Place: | Denmark, New York, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Ripon, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Restingplace: | Wedges Prairie Cemetery, |
Chester Hazen (January 31, 1824April 24, 1900) was an American farmer, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was the 29th mayor of Ripon, Wisconsin, and served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Fond du Lac County. He established the first cheese factory in Wisconsin.
Born in Denmark, New York, Hazen moved to Wisconsin Territory in 1844.[1] He eventually settled on a farm in Ladoga, Wisconsin, where he started the first cheese factory in Wisconsin.[2] [3] Hazen also helped found the Fond du Lac Dairyman Association and the Wisconsin Dairyman Association. Hazen served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1885 to 1886.[1] In 1895, he moved to Ripon, Wisconsin, where he served as mayor. He died in Ripon.[4] [5]