Francis Whiting Hatch Jr. (May 6, 1925 – April 8, 2010) was an American politician, news reporter, insurance company executive, and advocate for the arts and the environment from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

In 1969, Hatch ran in the special election in Massachusetts's 6th congressional district.

King, who had defeated incumbent Governor Michael Dukakis in the Democratic Primary.

For more than 30 years, Hatch served on the board of directors of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.

[3] Hatch died of a bacterial infection at his Back Bay home in Boston on April 8, 2010.