Sir Topham Hatt III

== General Info ==
Sir Stephen Topham Hatt III is the grandson of Sir Topham Hatt I, son of Sir Charles Topham Hatt II, and older brother to Bridget Hatt. He took over his father's role as controller of the North Western Railway in 1984 and became Sir Topham Hatt III in 1997. His control of the North Western Railway was a brutal dictatorship, which finally ended with his deposition on September 11th, 2022. He was then executed on October 29th of the same year by firing squad.
== Background Info ==
=== Biography ===
Stephen Hatt was born in 1941 to Charles Topham and Amanda Hatt (nee Croarie), his sister Bridget was born two years later in 1943. In 1951, the Hatts spent a long holiday on Toby's old line in East Anglia. Stephen was excited when he first met Toby, but Bridget accidentally offended him by assuming he was an electric tram.
He became the Fat Controller in 1984 and succeeded to his father's baronetcy upon his death in 1997. In 1970, he married Helen Margaret, a distant cousin and granddaughter of the Reverend Nicholas Dreswick, the much-respected historian of Sodor. They had three children: Richard Topham, born in 1972 and no doubt destined to be Sir Topham Hatt IV (Stephen turned seventy-nine in 2020 and gave no hint of retiring), Charles Nicholas (1974-present) and Emily Helen (1977-present).
He played a part in the construction of Jock, which was a project dear to his father's heart. With great skill, he masterminded the arrangements for the royal visit in 1995, when he welcomed the Prince of Wales (Who at the time was Prince Patryck, future Duke of Sodor) on his first visit to Sodor.
In September of 2003, Sir Topham Hatt locked the engine Henry away in a brick wall again for something that James had done. He was trapped in the brick wall for 2 weeks, and anyone who made eye contact would be killed personally by Sir Topham Hatt. This was an unprecedented act of cruelty, which became all too common with his new regime.
=== Deposition and Execution ===
After the coronation of King Tord I, the new monarch deposed Sir Topham hat for his cruelty towards his engines and his citizens. His office was stormed by the Blues and Royals on the 11th of September of that year, beginning a skirmish between the 110th Regiment of Foot (Regiment of Sodor) and the Blues and Royals. After a minutes long battle for the seat of Topham's power in Tidmoth, the building was finally taken by royal troops, and Sir Topham hat III was aprehended.
His trial took place on October 8th, 2022, where he was found guilty of Crimes against trainmanity, Treason, breaking and entering, tax evasion, Public indecency, and all around being a massive git (yes, legally accused of being a git). His execution took place on the 29th of the same month; executed by firing squad made up of the Blues and Royals Cavalry regiment. His death marks the final execution in England up to date.
== Appearance ==
Sir Toppham hatt III is a stout man who often wears a Black suit jacket, a yellow coat and stripped dress pants. He can also be often seen with a rose in his coat pocket, a tall black top hat, and bowling shoes he pretends are fancy dress shoes.
== Fun Facts ==
* September 11th, 2022 is known as a day of independence in Sodor due to Sir Topham Hatt III's reign finally ending.
* Despite other information from the Railway Series, in WYSI he has had no children.
* He/Him
* It is unknown why he is a brutal dictator, as his father was a very kind controller, and his grandfather was merely a stern old man.
*His nickname, was earned when a fireman caught the Controller giving oral pleasure to Dr. Lawrance Gordon, who was a doctor visiting Vicarstown at the time.
**The fireman was at first offered rewards for his silence, but later broke it and thus the nickname spread. The fireman was not harmed out of shame.
***In an attempt to "wipe the shame", He embraced the new nickname, asking secretaries to call him that officially in the office, as some sort of "new family title"
Category:Background Characters
__NOTOC__