Charles Hazen Peaslee
Collector of Customs for thePort of Boston
In office 1853–1857
Preceded by	Philip Greely Jr.
Succeeded by	Arthur W. Austin
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew Hampshire's2nd district
In office March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1853
Preceded by	District established
Succeeded by	George W. Morrison
Member of theNew Hampshire House of Representatives
In office 1833–1837
Personal details
Born	February 6, 1804 Gilmanton, New Hampshire
Died	September 18, 1866(1866-09-18) (aged 62) Saint Paul, Minnesota
Party	Democratic

Charles Hazen Peaslee (February 6, 1804 – September 18, 1866) was an America politician who served as aU.S. Representative fromNew Hampshire during the mid-19th century.

Born inGilmanton, New Hampshire, Peaslee attendedGilmanton Academy and was graduated fromDartmouth College,Hanover, in 1824. He studied law and wasadmitted to the bar in 1828, commencing practice inConcord. He served as member of theNew Hampshire House of Representatives, 1833–1837, and asAdjutant General of theNew Hampshire Militia, 1839–1847.

Peaslee was elected as aDemocrat to theThirtieth,Thirty-first, andThirty-second Congresses (March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1853). He served as chairman of the Committee on Militia (Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1852.

He served as collector of theport of Boston by appointment of PresidentFranklin Pierce, 1853–1857. He moved toPortsmouth, New Hampshire, in 1860. He died while on a visit toSaint Paul, Minnesota, on September 18, 1866. He was interred in Harmony Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth.

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