John Hetherington References John Hetherington apocryphal English haberdasher Ask Anything Homework Help Written by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: Today in History—January 15/ Dashing the Myth of the Haberdashery RiotThe wearer, haberdasher (read: hatmaker) John Hetherington, was supposedly fined 500 pounds for inciting a riot and upsetting the peace. Read MoreThe wearer, haberdasher (read: hatmaker) John Hetherington, was supposedly fined 500 pounds for inciting a riot and upsetting the peace. Read More