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 Frank Hatton

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Frank Hatton Famous memorial

Birth
Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio, USA
Death
30 Apr 1894 (aged 48)
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Plot
Section: B, Lot: 159, Grave: 5
Memorial ID
9424797 View Source

Presidential Cabinet Secretary. A Burlington, Iowa newspaperman, Hatton identified with the Stalwart faction of the Republican party and was ardent foe of civil service reform. Upon Walter Q. Gresham's reasignment to Secretary of Treasury, President Chester A. Arthur appointed Hatton from Assistant Postmaster to the Postmaster General cabinet position in late 1884. Hatton worked unsuccessfully to renominate President Arthur at the 1884 Republican Convention. After he left office in March 1885, Hatton returned to the newspaper business. While serving as the editor of the Washington Post, he was stricken with a massive stroke at his desk and died two days after his 48th birthday.

Presidential Cabinet Secretary. A Burlington, Iowa newspaperman, Hatton identified with the Stalwart faction of the Republican party and was ardent foe of civil service reform. Upon Walter Q. Gresham's reasignment to Secretary of Treasury, President Chester A. Arthur appointed Hatton from Assistant Postmaster to the Postmaster General cabinet position in late 1884. Hatton worked unsuccessfully to renominate President Arthur at the 1884 Republican Convention. After he left office in March 1885, Hatton returned to the newspaper business. While serving as the editor of the Washington Post, he was stricken with a massive stroke at his desk and died two days after his 48th birthday.

Bio by: Thomas J Fraser


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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Kris 'Peterborough K' Peterson
  • Added: 5 Sep 2004
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 9424797
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9424797/frank-hatton: accessed ), memorial page for Frank Hatton (28 Apr 1846–30 Apr 1894), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9424797, citing Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.