About Frank W. Hackett
Lived 1841 – 1926 (aged 85). Frank W. Hackett was an American lawyer.
Frank Warren Hackett (April 11, 1841 – August 10, 1926) was a civilian administrator and lawyer who served as an Assistant Secretary of the Navy under Presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.
Biography Frank W. Hackett was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on April 11, 1841. He attended Harvard University, earning a bachelor's degree in 1861, and a Master of Arts in 1864.
During the American Civil War, he was an assistant paymaster serving the Atlantic Fleet. Hackett was on board during its skirmish against . After the war, he passed the bar exam and eventually opened a law office in Washington, D.C. From April 1900 to December 1901, Hackett served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
He died at the naval hospital in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on August 10, 1926, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Who was Frank W. Hackett?
American lawyer (1841-1926)
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Frank W. Hackett was born on 11 April 1841 in Portsmouth.
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Frank W. Hackett died on 10 August 1926 in Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Portsmouth.
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Frank W. Hackett was a lawyer.
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Frank W. Hackett was American.
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