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    • Richard G. Hatcher

    American politician and attorney (1933–2019)

    Richard G. Hatcher

    In office
    January 1, 1968 – January 1, 1988
    Preceded byA.

    Martin Katz

    Succeeded byThomas V. Barnes
    In office
    1980–1981
    Preceded byRichard Carver
    Succeeded byHelen Boosalis
    Born

    Richard Gordon Hatcher


    (1933-07-10)July 10, 1933
    Michigan City, Indiana, U.S.
    DiedDecember 13, 2019(2019-12-13) (aged 86)
    Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
    Political partyDemocratic
    ChildrenRagen Hatcher (daughter), Rachelle Hatcher (daughter), Renee Hatcher (daughter)
    EducationIndiana University (BS)
    Valparaiso University (LLB, JD)

    Richard Gordon Hatcher (July 10, 1933 – December 13, 2019) was an American attorney and politician who served as the first African-American mayor of Gary, Indiana, for 20 years, from 1968 to 1988.

    At the time of his first election on November 7, 1967, he and Carl Stokes were the first African Americans to be elected