Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 190, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 August 1912 — Dr. Hatch Died Suddenly At Home In Victoria, Texas. [ARTICLE]

Dr. Hatch Died Suddenly At Home In Victoria, Texas.

Dr. J. A Hatch, of Victoria, Texas, formerly of Kentland, and the representative of the 10th congressional district in congress from 1894 to 1896, died suddenly Saturday, August 3rd, after making a republican speech at the county convention. His son, Darwin Hatch, was driving an automohile through from Chicago to Kentland when the news of his father’s death was received at Kentland. After his arrival at Kentland he hastened to Gilman, 111., where his sister, Mrs. Claude Steel, resides, and together they left for Victoria. Dr. Hatch was a native of New York and was 75 years of age on June 18th. He graduated from Rush Medical College at the age of 32 years. He had practiced medicine prior to that time and was the first physician to locate in Kentland, going there in 1861. He served as an assistant surgeon during the Civil war. In the special legislature of 1872 and the regular session of 1873 he represented Newton, Jasper and Pulaski counties. He was always an active republican. The remains were returned to Kentland for burial and the funeral took place this Friday afternoon, burial being made in the Fairview cemetery.