Richard Nathaniel Hackett (December 4, 1866 – November 22, 1923) was a

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in Congress from

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from 1907 through 1909. Born in Wilkesboro,

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on December 4, 1866, Hackett graduated from the

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and became a lawyer. Hackett chaired the Wilkes County

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organization for many years, and served as mayor of Wilkesboro. He was unsuccessful in a run for the U.S. Congress in 1896, but won a seat ten years later representing

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in the

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(defeating incumbent Republican E. Spencer Blackburn). In 1908, Hackett was defeated for re-election by

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, and he returned to practicing law. Hackett died in Statesville,

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, on November 22, 1923.

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