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Eldridge B. (Eldridge Burwell) Hatcher
b. 1865
A Virginia writer, educator, and Baptist minister, he is best remembered for a warm, detailed biography of his father, the preacher William E. Hatcher. His work blends family history, faith, and storytelling in a way that feels personal as well as historical.
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Dorothy Page
by Eldridge B. (Eldridge Burwell) Hatcher
About the author
Born in 1865, Eldridge Burwell Hatcher was an American author, minister, and educator from Virginia. He studied at Richmond College and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and he wrote in both nonfiction and fiction, showing an interest in religion, character, and family legacy.
His best-known book is William E. Hatcher, D.D., LL.D., L.H.D.; A Biography (1915), a substantial life of his father, the prominent Baptist preacher William E. Hatcher. He also wrote Dorothy Page, and sources connected with rare-book and digital-library records credit him with other religious writing as well.
Although he is not widely known today, Hatcher's books preserve a slice of Baptist and Virginia literary history. His writing is especially valuable for readers interested in early twentieth-century biography, regional culture, and the ways personal memory can shape the story of a public life.