# William Hathorne

> William Hathorne was a New England politician, judge and merchant who was Commissioner for Massachusetts Bay and Speaker of the General Court. He arrived in America on the ship Arbella, and is the first American ancestor of author Nathaniel Hawthorne.

*American businessman*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/william-hathorne

## Identity
- **Born:** 1606
- **Died:** 1681
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

William Hathorne was a New England politician, judge and merchant who was Commissioner for Massachusetts Bay and Speaker of the General Court. He arrived in America on the ship Arbella, and is the first American ancestor of author Nathaniel Hawthorne.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 41.6
- **Momentum:** 2.8

## Sources
- [William Hathorne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hathorne)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8011011)

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