John_M._Hackett

John M. Hackett

John M. Hackett

American politician

John Mulford Hackett (January 12, 1881 – January 3, 1954) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life

Hackett was born on January 12, 1881, in Hyde Park, New York.[1] He was the son of John Hackett, an Irish immigrant and district attorney of Dutchess County, and Harriet V. Mulford, daughter of assemblyman David H. Mulford.[2] His brother Henry was a lawyer who served as executor for the wills of both Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his mother Sara Delano Roosevelt.[3]

Hackett attended Riverview Military Academy, Columbia University, and Albany Law School. He was admitted to the bar in 1904, and began practicing law in 1905.[1] He joined his father's law practice in Poughkeepsie.[2]

In 1921, Hackett was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Republican, representing the Dutchess County 2nd District. He served in the Assembly in 1922,[1] 1923,[4] 1924,[5] 1925,[6] 1926,[7] 1927,[8] 1928,[9] 1929, and 1930.[10] In 1923, he introduced a bill that authorized the construction of the Mid-Hudson Bridge.[11]

Hackett was married to Charlotte Elizabeth Cunneen, daughter of New York Attorney General John Cunneen. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church.[3]

Hackett died at home on January 3, 1954. He was buried in the family plot in Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Malcolm, James (1922). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 113 – via Google Books.
  2. [2]
    Hasbrouck, Frank (1909). The History of Dutchess County, New York. Poughkeepsie, N.Y.: S. A. Matthieu. pp. 720–721 – via Google Books.
  3. [3]
    "John M. Hackett, 72, Dies, Served in Assembly for 9 Years". Poughkeepsie New Yorker. Vol. 72, no. 213. 4 January 1954. pp. 1, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. [4]
    Malcolm, James (1923). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 101 – via Google Books.
  5. [5]
    Malcolm, James (1924). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 98 – via FamilySearch.
  6. [6]
    Malcolm, James (1925). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 101 – via FamilySearch.
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    Malcolm, James (1926). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 103 – via FamilySearch.
  8. [8]
    Malcolm, James (1927). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 76 – via FamilySearch.
  9. [9]
    Malcolm, James (1928). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 77 – via FamilySearch.
  10. [10]
    Musso, Anthony P. (2 July 2017). "From Humble Beginnings, Hackett Family Achieved Status". Poughkeepsie Journal.
  11. [11]
    Year Book of the Dutchess County Historical Society, 1969. Vol. 54. Dutchess County Historical Society. 1970. p. 57 – via Google Books.
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