The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-06-09
DEATH OF W. 4. HATCn.
Well Known In This City-A Highly Es-
teemed and Prominent Banker-A Sketch
of His Career


Well Known in This City-A Highly Es-
teemed and Prominent Banker-A Sketch
of His Career.
Walter t. Hatch, head of the well
known firm of w. T. Hatch & Son,
bankers and brokers, died yesterday
morning at his residence in Brooklyn.
Mr.. Hatch was one of the oldest estab-
lished and best known and most highly
esteemed bankers and brokers in New
York city. He was we'll known in lead
ing New Haven financial and Yale uni
Versity circles. He married a daughter
of the late Rev. DIR. Nathaniel w. Tay-
lor, noted divine, who was for many
years theological light at Yale and
known In church circles all over the
United States; and Mr.. Hatch and the
late President Noah Porter of Yale
were brothers-in-law. Mr.. Hatch was
the youngest member of his class at
Yale, the class of 1887, few of which
are now living. Mr.. Hatch was a fire.
quent visitor to this city in years past
and for about ten years he had a branch
office of his firm on Chapel street in
this city. When in the dry goods busi-
ness, which was before he engaged in
the banking business, he was for years
a partner of the late Simeon B. Chit
tenden, formerly of New Haven, who
was famous New York dry goods
merchant and millionaire and who gave
to Yale it's beautiful Chittenden library.
Mr. Hatch's partner for years in the
banking business in the early history of
his career as a banker was the late
Colonel William S. Charnley of this
city, the firm being Charnley & Hatch.
Last evenings New York Post says
of him: walter T. Hatch, a well
known citizen of Brooklyn, residing for
many years at No. 124 Remsen street,
died this morning. He was born at
Haverhill, Mass, in 1918. He removed
with his parents to this city in 1928.
He entered Yale college at the age of
fourteen, and was graduated in the
class of 1887.
Mr.. Hatch began his mercantile ca
reer in 1S40 and was for a few years one
of the Junior partners of the firm Of
Chittenden, Bliss & Co., and in 1868
formed the banking firm of w. L.
Hatch & Son. His sons, Henry P. and
Arthur NJ, afterwards became members
of the firm and are still engaged in the
same business. In 1874 movement to-
wards Congregationalism was started
in Brooklyn, an outcome from the
Broadway Tabernacle in New YORK.
The result was the building of the
Church of the Pilgrims and the settle
ment of the Rev. DIR. r. S. Storrs. Mr..
Hatch joined in the effort with much
enthusiasm, and was one of the trus-
tees and treasurer of the church for
thirty eight years. He was also treas
urer of the Long Island Historical So
ciety, and a. member of the Sons of the
Revolution, director of the Polytechnic
Institute, Dime Savings bank, Metro
politan Trust company, American De-
posit and Loan company of New York.
and vice president of the Christopher
and Tenth Street Railroad company
Mr.. Hatch married in 1910 a daughter
of the Rev W. N. Taylor, d. D., for
thirty six years professor of theology
in Yale college. He was also a broth
er-in-law of the late President Moan
Porter. A widow, daughter, and two
sons survive him"