Augustus Raymond Hatton

Augustus Raymond Hatton (September 27, 1873 - November 12, 1946) was an American politician in Cleveland, Ohio. He served as a Cleveland City Council member and professor of Political science at Western Reserve University.[1] Hatton was campaign manager for the city manager plan which took effect in 1924.[2]

Early life and education

Hatton was born near Vevay, Indiana[3] to Augustus and Mary Lavinia (Howard) Hatton.[4] Augustus graduated from Franklin College (Indiana) with a Bachelor of Philosophy then taught history and political science there. He got a Ph.D from the University of Chicago.[5] Then he was associate professor of political science at Western Reserve University.[6] From 1927 to 1940, Hatton taught at Northwestern University.[7] Hatton was a visiting professor at the University of Texas in Austin 1942-43.

Cleveland politics

He and Newton D. Baker helped draft Ohio's home rule amendment.[8] Then he served on Cleveland's Charter Commission[9] and drafted the proportional representation section of Cleveland's city manager plan adopted in 1921. Hatton was elected to Cleveland City Council.[10]

Personal life

Hatton married Nancy Mathews on November 11, 1903[11] and they had a daughter Martha. After Nancy's death in 1931, he married Esther Rutan on November 25, 1936.[12]

References
  1. The University of Chicago Magazine. University of Chicago, Alumni Association. 1918.
  2. Hatton, Augustus Raymond; Hull, Bradley (1922). "Is City Manager Government Applicable to Our Largest Cities"?: Debate Given Before Joint Session of the City Managers' Association and the National Municipal League at Their Conventions in the Chicago City Club: Affirmative, Dr. A. R. Hatton, Negative Bradley Hull. City managers association. p. 5.
  3. Herringshaw's American Blue-book of Biography: Prominent Americans of ... American Publishers' Association. 1915.
  4. Leonard, John William; Marquis, Albert Nelson (1924). Who's who in America. A.N. Marquis.
  5. University, Western Reserve (1910). Catalogue.
  6. League, National Municipal (1908). Proceedings of the ... Conference for Good City Government and of the ... Annual Meeting of the National Municipal League Held ... National Municipal League.
  7. Hadden, Briton; Luce, Henry Robinson (1927). Time. Time Incorporated.
  8. Grant, Arthur Hastings; Buttenheim, Harold Sinley (1919). The American City. Buttenheim Publishing Corporation.
  9. Commerce. Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry. 1916.
  10. Nicholson, Thomas (1924). The Christian Student. Board of Education of the Methodist Espicopal Church.
  11. Who's who in America. A.N. Marquis. 1912.
  12. "HATTON, AUGUSTUS RAYMOND | Encyclopedia of Cleveland History | Case Western Reserve University". case.edu. 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
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