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was twenty years of age, then matricu-
lated at Trinity College. After two years
Mr. Hatheway's brother died, and this
changed the whole course of his career.
He discontinued his college course to
assist his father in the tobacco business,
and has been identified with that business
ever since. He started buying and sell-
ing on his own account in 1895, and while
continuing in this branch of the business
he later became a traveling tobacco salesman.
On January 1, 1909, he formed a
partnership with Isaac J. and James H.
Steane, for the broader development of
the tobacco business. They produce
about four hundred acres of shade-grown
tobacco annually, and also buy largely
from other growers. They do a very ex-
tensive packing business in addition to
their growing interests in Suffield and
elsewhere.
Mr. Hatheway is a member of Apollo
Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons,
of Suffield, also the Chapter and
Council in that town. He is a member
of Washington Commandery, No. 1,
Knights Templar; Sphinx Temple, Ancient
Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic
Shrine, of Hartford ; of the Hartford
Lodge, No. 19, Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks, of Hartford ; of the Hart-
ford Club, and the Hartford Golf Club.
While not a politician, he is interested in
all public progress and is always identi-
fied with any movement which advances
the public welfare.
Mr. Hatheway married (first) Lillie M.,
daughter of John M. Stewart, of Boston,
and they had one son, Stewart Sanford.
He married (second) Mrs. Elizabeth M.
Adams, daughter of Frank Stone, of Hart-
ford. Mr. Hatheway is a member of the
Baptist church, and Mrs. Hatheway of
the Episcopal church. Their home is at
No. 142 Woodland street.
Personally Mr. Hatheway is a genial,
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open-hearted man, a pleasant acquaint-
ance and a valued friend. He is a thorough
business man, but reasonable and
fair with his employees, and cordial with
his business associates, though always
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standing firmly for the right. He is one
of those men who contribute largely to
the stability and permanence of the busi-
ness life of the city.
SWENSON, Charles Karl,
Florist.
There is something inspiring in the
story of a young man who leaves the
home of his fathers and the scenes of his
childhood, and goes out into the world,
seeking a better country in which to build
a home for himself and his children. In
sixteen hundred or in nineteen hundred,
the spirit is the same—the outward look,
the upward climb, the struggle and sacri-
fice that the next generation may have
an easier path, a more secure footing on
the road to success. It is seldom the idler
who strikes out in this way. There is
some talent or taste that gives the young
man an impulse to follow his own way,
and it takes great strength of character
to make the start, and in addition also
undaunted courage and endless tenacity
of purpose. He must turn every little
good to his own gain, search out new opportunities,
in short, make his way.
Of the sturdy men who have come from
Sweden and made this record in America,
Charles Karl Swenson, florist and gardener,
is a noteworthy example. Mr.
Swenson was born in Sweden, June 5,
1 861, and is the son of Swen Neilson and
Botilda (Gustavson) Neilson. His surname
is formed, according to the custom
which has prevailed in Sweden from time
immemorial, of naming the son from the
father's Christian name, adding the suffix,
son, to indicate the relationship. This