Don Hathaway
| Donald Edgar "Don" Hathaway, Sr. |
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| Sheriff of Caddo Parish, Louisiana | |
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In office June 1980 – July 1, 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Harold M. Terry |
| Succeeded by | Steve Prator |
| President of the National Sheriffs' Association | |
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In office 1996–1997 |
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| Preceded by | John J. Pierpont |
| Succeeded by | Fred W. Scoralick |
| Public Works Commissioner in Shreveport, Louisiana | |
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In office November 9, 1970 – November 27, 1978 |
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| Succeeded by | Position abolished under new city charter |
| Secretary-Treasurer, Caddo Parish Police Jury (now Caddo Parish Commission) | |
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In office May 1967 – 1970 |
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| Preceded by | Robert S. Cavett |
| Succeeded by | Joe Abramson |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 20, 1928 Shreveport, Caddo Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Betty Lou Moore Hathaway |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Louisiana Tech University |
| Occupation |
Retired public official |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Navy |
Retired public official
Donald Edgar Hathaway, Sr., known as Don Hathaway (born October 20, 1928), is a businessman and retired politician from his native Shreveport, Louisiana. From 1970 to 1978, Hathaway, a Democrat, was his city's last public works commissioner, an office abolished effective November 1978 with the implementation of a new city charter. From 1980 to 2000, he was the sheriff of Caddo Parish in the northwestern corner of his state.
Hathaway is the younger and only surviving son of Jessie Oberdorfer and Oscar Clayton Hathaway, Sr.
Don Hathaway attended the Alexander Grammar School in Shreveport through the seventh grade and then enrolled at St. John's College (later called St. John's Military High School), where he served as a lieutenant during his sophomore year. He graduated in 1946 from the public C. E. Byrd High School in Shreveport, at which he lettered in basketball and baseball. In 2000, he was inducted into the Byrd High School Hall of Fame, along with the songwriter Tillman Franks and B. L. "Buddy" Shaw, a former Byrd principal who served in both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature. Hathaway served in the United States Navy and later retired as a lieutenant.
Hathaway subsequently was the student body president of Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, from which in 1951, he received a degree in Business Administration. Hathaway is a former member, officer, and president of the Louisiana Tech Alumni Association and was the original secretary-treasurer in 1962 of the Louisiana Tech Foundation and the second president, whose membership included later state circuit court Judge Charles A. Marvin.
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