Richard Hatt

Richard Hatt

Richard Hatt (September 10 1769September 26 1819) was a businessman, judge and political figure in Upper Canada.

He was born in London, England in 1769 and came to Upper Canada in 1792. He originally started business as a merchant at Niagara but later moved to Ancaster, where he opened a store and built a grist mill. In 1800, he set up a number of enterprises known as the Dundas Mills north of Cootes Paradise; a settlement grew up around these industries. In the same year, he was named justice of the peace. During the War of 1812, he served as a major in the local militia. After the war, he was appointed judge in the court for the Gore District. He also owned the "Upper Canada Phoenix", a newspaper. In 1817, he was elected to the 7th Parliament of Upper Canada in a by-election. He died in Dundas Mills in 1819, while still in office. Dundas Mills later became the nucleus for the town of Dundas, incorporated in 1847.

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* [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=2454 Biography at the "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online"]


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