What is Richard G. Hatcher?
[[File:Richard Hatcher 1967 (a).jpg|right|200px]] '''Richard Gordon Hatcher''' (July 10, 1933 – December 13, 2019) was an American [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] politician and lawyer. He was the first [[African-American]] Mayor of [[Gary, Indiana]] for 20 years, from 1968 to 1988. Hatcher also was vice-chairman of the [[Democratic National Committee]] in the early 1980s. He was born in [[Michigan City, Indiana]]. Hatcher died at the [[Mercy Hospital and Medical Center]] in [[Chicago]] on December 13, 2019 at the age of 86.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/gary/former-gary-mayor-richard-hatcher-dies-at/article_119904a6-4d79-518d-beba-3b9504203749.html|title=Former Gary Mayor Richard Hatcher dies at 86|first=Dan Carden|last=dan.carden@nwi.com, 219-933-3357|website=nwitimes.com|access-date=Dec 15, 2019}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hatcher, Richard G.}} [[Category:1933 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:African-American politicians]] [[Category:American mayors]] [[Category:Lawyers from Indiana]] [[Category:Politicians from Indiana]] [[Category:Politicians from Chicago]] [[Category:People from Gary, Indiana]] [[Category:People from Michigan City, Indiana]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] [[Category:Lawyers from Chicago]] {{US-bio-stub}}