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Rowland Gibson Hazard
1855–1918
Remembered as a Rhode Island businessman and public figure, he also left behind a small but distinctive literary record, including a Christmas masque and editorial work tied to his family's New England history. His writing carries a strong sense of place, especially around Narragansett and Peace Dale.
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How Robin Hood Once Was a Wait: A Miracle Play or Christmas Masque
by Rowland Gibson Hazard
About the author
Born in Philadelphia on January 22, 1855, and raised in a prominent Rhode Island family, he studied at Brown University and graduated in 1876. Contemporary biographical and archival sources describe him chiefly as a manufacturer and civic-minded figure, but library records also show a quieter literary side that survives in print.
That side is most visible in How Robin Hood Once Was a Wait: A Miracle Play or Christmas Masque (1910), a short dramatic work, and in his contribution to The Jonny-cake Papers of "Shepherd Tom," together with Reminiscences of Narragansett Schools of Former Days (1915), where he provided a biographical sketch and notes for the writings of Thomas Robinson Hazard. These works connect him closely to the local history and culture of coastal Rhode Island.
He died in Santa Barbara, California, on January 23, 1918. Although he is not widely known today as an author first and foremost, the books linked to his name preserve a thoughtful voice rooted in family memory, regional history, and the traditions of old Narragansett.