Background
He was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, the son of Thomas Gilbert Hatheway and Harriet E. Bates.
He was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, the son of Thomas Gilbert Hatheway and Harriet E. Bates.
He represented the City of Saint John in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1908 to 1912 as a Conservative member. After the death of his father, he was forced to find work as a clerk for the Union Lincolnshire 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. 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.