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In 1978, Hathorn held on to his police jury seat when he defeated a fellow incumbent, [[John Bradas]], the first [[Republican Party|Republican]] to sit on the police jury, as seats  moved from at-large to single-member districting. Hathorn and Bradas contested the newly-formed District G on the body.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/215806813/|title=Press to grill canddidates|publisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk''|date=August 6, 1978|accessdate=July 22, 2018}}</ref> In 1982, Hathorn seconded a police jury motion by Thomas J. "Tom" Mathews, Sr. (1925-2007)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Mathews&GSfn=Thomas&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScnty=1148&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=117098032&df=all&|title=Thomas J. Mathews, Sr.|publisher=Old.findagrave.com|accessdate=July 24, 2018}}</ref><ref>Tom Mathews was a younger brother of [[O'Hearn Mathews]], a former Alexandria municipal streets and parks commissioner.</ref> to request the City of Alexandria to repair the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] statue in front of the Rapides Parish Courthouse. In 1994, long after Hathorn had left the jury, the members authorized the Thomas Overton Moore Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy to clean the statue with no cost to the jury. The motion to repair the base of the statue was made by [[African-American]] then Police Juror Joseph James "Joe" Fuller (born February 1, 1947), who later as an at-large city council member favors relocation of the statue to somewhere else in the city because of  changing attitudes in a black majority city regarding the [[American Civil War]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kalb.com/content/news/Council-asks-Police-Jury-to-take-action-on-Confederate-Statue--425545034.html|title=Council asks Police Jury to "take action" on Confederate statue|publisher=KALB-TV ([[NBC]] in Alexandria)|date=June 1, 2017|accessdate=July 24, 2018}}</ref>

In 1978, Hathorn held on to his police jury seat when he defeated a fellow incumbent, [[John Bradas]], the first [[Republican Party|Republican]] to sit on the police jury, as seats  moved from at-large to single-member districting. Hathorn and Bradas contested the newly-formed District G on the body.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/215806813/|title=Press to grill canddidates|publisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk''|date=August 6, 1978|accessdate=July 22, 2018}}</ref> In 1982, Hathorn seconded a police jury motion by Thomas J. "Tom" Mathews, Sr. (1925-2007)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Mathews&GSfn=Thomas&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScnty=1148&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=117098032&df=all&|title=Thomas J. Mathews, Sr.|publisher=Old.findagrave.com|accessdate=July 24, 2018}}</ref><ref>Tom Mathews was a younger brother of [[O'Hearn Mathews]], a former Alexandria municipal streets and parks commissioner.</ref> to request the City of Alexandria to repair the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] statue in front of the Rapides Parish Courthouse. In 1994, long after Hathorn had left the jury, the members authorized the Thomas Overton Moore Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy to clean the statue with no cost to the jury. The motion to repair the base of the statue was made by [[African-American]] then Police Juror Joseph James "Joe" Fuller (born February 1, 1947), who later as an at-large city council member favors relocation of the statue to somewhere else in the city because of  changing attitudes in a black majority city regarding the [[American Civil War]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kalb.com/content/news/Council-asks-Police-Jury-to-take-action-on-Confederate-Statue--425545034.html|title=Council asks Police Jury to "take action" on Confederate statue|publisher=KALB-TV ([[NBC]] in Alexandria)|date=June 1, 2017|accessdate=July 24, 2018}}</ref>

Serving with Hathorn on the jury were [[Brian Duke]], [[Leverne Perry]], and [[L. B. Henry]], all former presidents of the body. After several terms on the parish police jury, Hathorn died at the age of sixty-six and was succeeded on the governing council by his wife, Gladys. She later married Lyman H. Adams of Alexandria and was living in Baton Rouge at the time of her death at the age of eighty-six.  

Serving with Hathorn on the jury were [[Brian Duke]], [[Leverne Perry]], and [[L. B. Henry]], all former presidents of the body. After several terms on the parish police jury, Hathorn died at the age of sixty-six and was succeeded on the governing council by his wife, the former Gladys "Monnie"

Barnett. She later married Lyman H. Adams of Alexandria and was living in Baton Rouge at the time of her death at the age of eighty-six.  

==Death==

==Death==