- Harry C. Hatch
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name = Harry C. Hatch
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birth_date = April 12, 1884
birth_place =Ontario ,Canada
death_date = 1946
death_place =Ontario ,Canada
occupation = Businessman:
Distillery & winery owner
Racehorse owner/breederHarold Clifford "Harry" Hatch (1884-1946) was a self-made millionaire industrialist from
Prince Edward County, Ontario specializing in the business of wine and spirits.Hatch started out with a small liquor store in
Whitby, Ontario and prospered to the point where he was able to purchase the controlling interest of Gooderham & Worts Ltd. in 1923. Four years later, Hatch acquired Hiram Walker & Sons Ltd. based inWalkerville, Ontario , and in 1927 merged the two companies under the parent company of Hiram Walker-Gooderharn & Worts Limited. The company was one of a number of Canadian distillers who prospered by shipping their products into the United States during the Probibition era from 1920 to 1933.In 1935, Harry Hatch oversaw Hiram Walker's acquisition of a 51% controlling interest in the H. Corby Distillery Limited. The following year he expanded the company's operation with the acquisition of George Ballantme & Son Limited of
Glasgow ,Scotland .Hiram Walker is best known for marketing top-selling brands such as
Canadian Club whisky and Ballantine's Scotch Whisky.Hatch was also known for playing a significant role in the pioneering of the Canadian Wine Industry, most notably in the Niagara Region of Southern Ontario, where Hatch became majority owner of T.G. Bright & Co. Limited in 1933. At that time Canadian wineries typically made only ports and sherries, but Hatch pursued the development of a dry table wine and invested company resources into experimenting with different grape varieties not traditionally found in Niagara.
Thoroughbred horse racing
In 1927, Harry Hatch bought J.K.L. Ross's stable in
Agincourt, Ontario and a year later boughtSweepster from Harry F. Sinclair'sRancocas Stable inJobstown, New Jersey . Sweepster became one of the most successfulsire s in Canada, siring King's Plate winnersMonsweep andGoldlure . Harry Hatch became one of the dominant owners and breeders ofThoroughbred s in Canada during the 1930s and 1940s. Among his many racing successes, in addition to Monsweep and Goldlure, he owned and bred three other King's Plate winners:Budpath , Acara, andUttermost and owned three winners of theCanadian Derby . In 2000, Hatch was posthumously inducted into theCanadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame as an industry builder.Harry C. Hatch died in 1946 at the age of 62. He was succeeded in the distilling business and in
Thoroughbred horse racing by his son,H. Clifford Hatch .References
* [http://www.corby.ca/history.php Corby Distilleries Limited]
* cite news
author=
title=Rum Rush
date=1933-12-04
work=Time Magazine
url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,746450-2,00.html
accessdate=2008-08-14
* [http://www.lib.uwo.ca/business/ccc-hiramwalker.htm Western Libraries at The University of Western Ontario]
* [http://www.canadianhorseracinghalloffame.com/builders/2000/H._C._Harry_Hatch.asp Harry Hatch at the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame]
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