Frank W. Hackett
{{short description|American lawyer}}
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| birth_name = Frank Warren Hackett
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1841|04|11}}
| birth_place = Portsmouth, New Hampshire
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1926|08|10|1841|04|11}}
| death_place = Portsmouth, New Hampshire
| resting_place = Arlington National Cemetery
| occupation = Lawyer, civilian administrator
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| education = Harvard University
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| office = Assistant Secretary of the Navy
| president = William McKinley
| term_start = April 1900
| term_end = December 1901
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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 President William McKinley.
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.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123391953/frank-hackett-passes-away-in-portsmouth/ |title=Frank Hackett Passes Away in Portsmouth |newspaper=Biddeford Daily Journal |place=Portsmouth, New Hampshire |agency=AP |page=1 |date=1926-08-10 |access-date=2023-04-23 |via=Newspapers.com}}
During the American Civil War, he was an assistant paymaster serving the Atlantic Fleet. Hackett was on board {{USS|Miami|1861|6}} during its skirmish against {{ship|CSS|Albemarle}}.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oFhKAQAAMAAJ |title=Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion |date=1899 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |pages=638–639 |language=en}} 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.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123398694/hold-frank-w-hacketts-funeral-at/ |title=Hold Frank W. Hackett's Funeral at Portsmouth |newspaper=The Boston Globe |place=Portsmouth, New Hampshire |page=7 |date=1926-08-11 |access-date=2023-04-23 |via=Newspapers.com}}
References
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External links
- {{Internet Archive author |sname=Frank W. Hackett}}
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before=Charles Herbert Allen|
title=Assistant Secretary of the Navy|
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years= April 24, 1900 – December 16, 1901
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Category:United States Assistant Secretaries of the Navy
Category:Lawyers from Washington, D.C.
Category:19th-century American lawyers
Category:Burials at Arlington National Cemetery
Category:Harvard College alumni
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