# Sir William Hatteras — A Bid for Fortune character guide

> Sir William Hatteras in A Bid for Fortune by Guy Boothby.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Sir William, Hatteras

**First appearance:** 0003-part-i-iii-i-visit-my-relations

## Who they are

A distinguished relative of Richard Hatteras.

## Relationships

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bid_for_fortune_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_rivalry_

Sir William Hatteras is a wealthy and antagonistic figure who opposes the narrator's interests.

### [Prendergast](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bid_for_fortune_se/characters/prendergast)

_rivalry_

Prendergast and Sir William Hatteras are direct adversaries, with Prendergast working against Hatteras's plans.

### [Lord Beckenham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bid_for_fortune_se/characters/lord_beckenham)

_rivalry_

Lord Beckenham and Sir William Hatteras are social and political rivals.

### [Dawson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bid_for_fortune_se/characters/dawson)

_professional_

Dawson is a servant or employee in Sir William Hatteras's household.

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bid_for_fortune_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_rivalry_

Sir William Hatteras is a wealthy and antagonistic figure who opposes the narrator's interests.

### [Prendergast](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bid_for_fortune_se/characters/prendergast)

_rivalry_

Prendergast and Sir William Hatteras are direct adversaries, with Prendergast working against Hatteras's plans.

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bid_for_fortune_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_rivalry_

Sir William Hatteras is a wealthy and antagonistic figure who opposes the narrator's interests.

### [Prendergast](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bid_for_fortune_se/characters/prendergast)

_rivalry_

Prendergast and Sir William Hatteras are direct adversaries, with Prendergast working against Hatteras's plans.

### [Lord Beckenham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bid_for_fortune_se/characters/lord_beckenham)

_rivalry_

Lord Beckenham and Sir William Hatteras are social and political rivals.

### [Dawson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bid_for_fortune_se/characters/dawson)

_professional_

Dawson is a servant or employee in Sir William Hatteras's household.

## In the story

### [III: I Visit My Relations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bid_for_fortune_se/chapters/part-i-iii-i-visit-my-relations)

The narrator's uncle, a miserly and paranoid old man living in a decaying ancestral hall, who initially suspects the narrator of seeking his fortune.

### [Following Up a Clue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_bid_for_fortune_se/chapters/part-ii-iv-following-up-a-clue)

Hatteras's uncle, who died of heart disease upon hearing of his daughter's death.

## Links

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