John Hathorne
It is highly likely that there are two John Hathornes due to the fact that one existed in the 1600s and another is currently in New York as a speaker.
John Hathorne
Wikipedia article: John Hathorne
John Hathorne was a magistrate and merchant who had a key role as a judge in the Salem Witch Trials during the 1600s which persecuted people believed to be witches. One of the people sentenced to death by him was Vindicta who now holds a grudge against his descendants after she was brought back into reality from the first maelstrom
John Hathorne (Jr.)
A "controversial speaker" and descendant of the original John Hathorne currently in New York.
He is a member of or the founder of the neo inquisition political group "Friends of Humanity" which has rallied for the US to stop sending aid to the Outer Planes
It is possible there are two John Hathorne's as Vindicta was killed by one during the in the 1600s but as current period is in the 1900s it is likely that the "controversial speaker" John Hathorne currently in New York is a descendant.
There was an assassination attempt on his life according to a news headline.