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Warren Franklin Hatheway

1850 births | 1923 deaths | new brunswick mlas


Warren Franklin Hatheway (September 16 1850October 29 1923) was a businessman, author and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented the City of St. John in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1908 to 1912 as a Conservative member.

He was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, the son of Thomas Gilbert Hatheway and Harriet E. Bates. After the death of his father, he was forced to find work as a clerk for the Union Line steamer company. Hatheway then became bookkeeper for the firm owned by William Wallace Turnbull. He also wrote for local periodicals. In 1878, with a partner, he established his own grocery business. In 1880, he married Elizabeth Elsom Green. In 1883, he married Ella Bertha Marven. By 1887, he was in business on his own. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1903. Hatheway died of a stroke in Saint John at the age of 73.

John Fulmer Bright

1877 births | 1923 deaths | mayors of richmond | people from virginia


John Fulmer Bright (17 November 1877-29 December 1923) was a physician who served as mayor of Richmond, Virginia, from 1924 to 1940. He received an M.D. from the Medical College of Virginia in 1898. He sat in the Virginia House of Delegates representing the city of Richmond in 1922. As mayor, Bright believed in limited government and frequently vetoed development projects. He also opposed the federal housing program during the Great Depression.