John Hackett Wisconsin Politician - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Jan 26, 1808 Died on 05 Feb 1886 (aged 78)

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About John Hackett Wisconsin Politician

  • John Hackett (January 26, 1808 – February 5, 1886) was an American politician and businessman. Born in Vermont, Hackett moved to Wisconsin Territory and settled in Beloit, Wisconsin Territory.
  • He was a merchant and owned a store.
  • He served as Postmaster of Beloit in 1839 and in the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature from 1840 to 1842 as a Democrat.
  • Hackett then served in the first Wisconsin Constitutional Convention.
  • Then in 1852, he served in the Wisconsin State Assembly.
  • He lost a bid to return to that seat in 1853, losing by 224 votes to Samuel Colley, the candidate of the new Republican Party.
  • Hackett was mayor of Beloit, Wisconsin in 1879.
  • He died in Los Angeles, California in 1886, where he had gone because of ill health.His former house, now known as the Lathrop-Munn Cobblestone House, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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