John Hathorne
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John Hathorne (August 5, 1641 - May 10, 1717) was one of the associate magistrates in the Salem witch trials, and later, the only one not to repent of his actions. He was also a merchant in Salem, Massachusetts.
Also the great-great-grandfather of Nathaniel Hawthorne, author of, among other things, The Scarlet Letter, who changed his surname slightly to avoid the shame of being associated with his grandfather.
References
- Brief biography of John Hathorne (http://www.hawthorneinsalem.org/Life&Times/Family/Paternal/Introduction.html#JohnHathorne)
- Photograph of John Hathorne's tombstone (http://www.hawthorneinsalem.org/images/fullpageimage.php?name=MMD714)