Hiram Duchesne

Hiram Duchesne was the American CEO of an ice cream company in the early 21st century. He was also a collector and exploiter of alien technology. (PROSE: Dalek)

Biography
Hiram grew up as a middle-class businessmen and made a moderate profit in the ice cream industry. Around the early 21st century, he used his money to purchase the Metaltron and kept it in secrecy. However, Henry van Statten used his extensive influence and wealth to learn Duchesne had bought the creature. Henry offered the man twenty-five million dollars for the creature, but Duchesne refused. Angered, Henry bought out the man's company and left him bankrupt but Duchesne still refused to sell despite needing the money. (PROSE: Dalek) By 2006, (PROSE: Operation London) Duchesne was ill with cancer and, having heard rumours Henry's scientists had used alien technology to create a cure, he finally agreed to sell the creature to Henry. He laughed at Henry for desiring the creature, stating it could talk and dared Henry to make it do so as he had once attempted. (PROSE: Dalek)