William H. Hatton

William H. Hatton
Personal details
BornAugust 24, 1856
New Lisbon, New York
DiedMarch 30, 1937 (1937-03-31) (aged 80)
Political partyRepublican
OccupationLumberman, politician

William H. Hatton (also Hatten) (August 24, 1856 – March 30, 1937) was an American lumberman and politician.

Born in New Lisbon, New York, Hatton moved with his family to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Hatten went to a business college in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. In 1892, Hatton helped start the Little Wolf River Lumber Company in Manawa, Wisconsin. The lumber company moved to New London, Wisconsin, and Hatton bought control of the lumber company renaming the company the Hatton Lumber Company. He was president of the Hatton Lumber Company and lived for the rest of his life in New London. Hatton was also in the banking business. From 1899 to 1907, Hatton served in the Wisconsin State Senate and was a Republican. Hatton died of pneumonia in a hospital in New London, Wisconsin.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Wisconsin Blue Book 1907, Biographical Sketch of William H. Hatton, pg. 1082
  2. ^ 'W. H. Hatton, Lumberman, Banker, Dies,' Oshkosh Northwestern Daily, March 30, 1937, pg. 1, 2
  3. ^ "No One Mourns Millionaire Who Was Man of Mystery, Gustav Pabst, Jr.", Milwaukee Journal, April 22, 1940, pg. 1