John Hackett (January 26, 1808 – February 5, 1886) was an American politician and merchant.

Biography

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

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. Hackett was mayor of Beloit, Wisconsin in 1879. He died in Los Angeles, California in 1886, where he had gone because of ill health.

Legacy

His former house, now known as the

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, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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1808 births 1886 deaths 19th-century American merchants 19th-century American politicians Wisconsin postmasters Politicians from Beloit, Wisconsin Businesspeople from Wisconsin Mayors of places in Wisconsin Members of the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Democratic-stub