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

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, Hatton moved with his family to

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. Hatten went to a business college in

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. In 1892, Hatton helped start the Little Wolf River Lumber Company in

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. The lumber company moved to

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, 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

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and was a

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. Hatton died of pneumonia in a hospital in New London, Wisconsin."No One Mourns Millionaire Who Was Man of Mystery, Gustav Pabst, Jr.", ''Milwaukee Journal'', April 22, 1940, pg. 1

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Three part story about William Hatten written by Gustave Pabst, Jr., that appeared in the Milwaukee Journal in April 1940
* 1856 births 1937 deaths Deaths from pneumonia in Wisconsin People from Otsego County, New York People from New London, Wisconsin Businesspeople from Wisconsin Republican Party Wisconsin state senators People from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin {{Wisconsin-WISenate-stub