Benjamin Hazard

Benjamin Hazard (1774–1841) was a Rhode Island legislator, attorney and member of the Hartford Convention.

Hazard was born on September 9, 1774, in Middletown, Rhode Island.

In 1809, he was first elected a Representative from Newport and served as Speaker of the House from October 1816, to May 1818.

Hazard retired from the Rhode Island General Assembly in 1840.

Hazard was an active member of Trinity Church in Newport.