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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. 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. His brother Henry was a lawyer who served as executor for the wills of both Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his mother Sara Delano Roosevelt.

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. He joined his father's law practice in Poughkeepsie.

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, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, and 1930. In 1923, he introduced a bill that authorized the construction of the Mid-Hudson Bridge.

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

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

References

1. ^ Malcolm, James (1922). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 113 – via Google Books.
2. ^ Hasbrouck, Frank (1909). The History of Dutchess County, New York. Poughkeepsie, N.Y.: S. A. Matthieu. pp. 720–721 – via Google Books.
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. Malcolm, James (1923). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 101 – via Google Books.
5. Malcolm, James (1924). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 98 – via FamilySearch.
6. Malcolm, James (1925). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 101 – via FamilySearch.
7. Malcolm, James (1926). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 103 – via FamilySearch.
8. Malcolm, James (1927). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 76 – via FamilySearch.
9. Malcolm, James (1928). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 77 – via FamilySearch.
10. Musso, Anthony P. (2 July 2017). "From Humble Beginnings, Hackett Family Achieved Status". Poughkeepsie Journal.
11. Year Book of the Dutchess County Historical Society, 1969. Vol. 54. Dutchess County Historical Society. 1970. p. 57 – via Google Books.

External links

• The Political Graveyard
• John M. Hackett at Find a Grave

• 1881 births
• 1954 deaths
• American people of Irish descent
• People from Hyde Park, New York
• Columbia University alumni
• Albany Law School alumni
• 20th-century American lawyers
• New York (state) lawyers
• Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly
• Presbyterians from New York (state)
• Burials at Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery
• 20th-century members of the New York State Legislature