Augustus Raymond Hatton
American politician
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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]