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== Political career ==
== Political career ==
Hathaway served from 1954 to 1962 as a Goshen County prosecuting attorney.<ref name=WYSBJ200510/> In 1962, he was elected the Goshen County Republican chairman and the secretary of the Republican State Central Committee. In 1963, he was elected chairman of the Wyoming Republican State Central Committee and served for two years on the [[Republican National Committee]].
Hathaway served from 1954 to 1962 as a Goshen County prosecuting attorney.In 1962, he was elected the Goshen County Republican chairman and the secretary of the Republican State Central Committee. In 1963, he was elected chairman of the Wyoming Republican State Central Committee and served for two years on the [[Republican National Committee]].
In 1966, Hathaway was elected governor of Wyoming, a Republican-leaning year. He defeated the Democrat Ernest Wilkerson, 54.3 to 45.7 percent, an attorney from Casper who proposed a state severance tax.<ref>Taxing Wyoming Minerals: Severance Taxes and Permanent Funds | WyoHistory.org, accessed July 22, 2021.</ref>
In 1966, Hathaway was elected governor of Wyoming, a Republican-leaning year. He defeated the Democrat Ernest Wilkerson, 54.3 to 45.7 percent, an attorney from Casper who proposed a state severance tax.<ref>Taxing Wyoming Minerals: Severance Taxes and Permanent Funds | WyoHistory.org, accessed July 22, 2021.</ref>