# Charles Hatfield
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Charles Mallory Hatfield (July 15, 1875 – January 12, 1958) was an American "rainmaker".
== Early life ==
Hatfield was born in Fort Scott, Kansas on July 15, 1875. His family moved to Southern California in the 1880s.
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The Rainmaker Who Drowned San Diego: Charles Hatfield and the 1916 Flood
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