Knowledge

John K. Hackett

Source 📝

124:, and was elected to succeed himself for a full three-year term, running on the Tammany ticket in November 1866. In November 1869, he was re-elected on the Tammany ticket, the term having been extended to six years in the meanwhile. Hackett was responsible for doing some of the judicial bidding of ward chiefs. During a period that lasted almost 2 years, Hackett dismissed 170 court cases. After succeeding 132:
nominated for Recorder. The next day, Hackett was nominated on the Republican ticket, and then endorsed by the Anti-Tammany Democrats. Defeating Smyth, he was elected to a fourteen-year term, the term having been extended again, to match the duration of the term of the other judges and justices of
136:
In 1878, Hackett began to suffer from a prolonged illness, and spent a two-month-long summer vacation in Europe. Although at first slightly improving, his health deteriorated again, so that Hackett sat for the last time as judge on the bench of the Court of General Sessions on October 1, 1878. In
168:
The actor James Keteltas Hackett (1869–1926) was his half-brother. In 1914, James inherited the larger part of the estate, valued at $ 1,389,049.46, from his niece Minnie who aged 57 had married Francis Emory Trowbridge (1845–1910), and died without issue.
119:
on January 1, 1866. To fill the vacancy proved difficult, the Board of Supervisors of New York County having six Republicans and six Democrats. On March 6, 1866, after more than two months of deadlock, Hackett was elected
66:
in New York City. He was admitted to the bar in 1842, and practiced in New York City. He married Laura Jane Hall (1825–1897), and their only child was Minnie Laura (Hackett) Trowbridge (1850–1914).
592: 391: 376: 406: 63: 832: 381: 97: 386: 812: 807: 599: 847: 336: 837: 556: 306: 129: 51: 101: 827: 822: 817: 521: 203: 842: 802: 421: 105: 431: 84:
In 1857, he returned to New York City, and soon afterwards entered city politics being elected Secretary of
491: 254: 246: 238: 230: 222: 329: 501: 345: 296: 162: 121: 511: 411: 128:
as boss of Tammany Hill, Kelly launched a personal attack on Hackett, and on October 12, 1875, had
658: 585: 366: 356: 158: 27: 526: 516: 116: 322: 195: 188: 797: 792: 481: 471: 416: 8: 732: 652: 446: 436: 55: 47: 476: 466: 461: 456: 451: 371: 748: 566: 541: 531: 401: 199: 59: 58:
in 1837. Then he studied law with Joshua N. Spencer in Utica, and from 1840 on with
622: 608: 361: 125: 35: 715: 646: 546: 441: 396: 289: 138: 112: 81:. Hackett was elected Corporation Counsel of San Francisco, and served one term. 78: 23: 137:
August 1879, he caught a severe cold while on a hunting and fishing trip around
754: 687: 681: 536: 426: 269: 786: 664: 506: 496: 486: 314: 93: 70: 31: 561: 273: 150: 89: 766: 142: 85: 146: 74: 50:(1800–1871). He attended Borland & Forrester Private Academy and 108:'s claim for $ 20,000 sheriff's fees, thus gaining Kelly's enmity. 577: 232:
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE; ... John K. Hackett, Esq., Elected Recorder
154: 161:, without having recovered his health. He was buried at 187: 157:. Five months later, he died at his residence, 72 784: 833:Burials at Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York) 344: 77:, and practiced law there in partnership with 593: 330: 194:. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company. p.  34:) was an American lawyer and politician from 190:The Tiger: The Rise and Fall of Tammany Hall 600: 586: 337: 323: 111:Hackett was still in office when Recorder 248:HACKETT FEELS SURE OF $ 1,500,000 LEGACY 224:LOCAL INTELLIGENCE; ... THE RECORDERSHIP 785: 104:. As such, in 1862, Hackett contested 581: 318: 185: 102:Corporation Counsel of New York City 256:MORE THAN MILLION FOR ACTOR HACKETT 92:Democratic organization founded by 13: 813:Columbia College (New York) alumni 607: 216: 14: 859: 263: 808:Politicians from Utica, New York 133:the various courts in New York. 179: 16:American lawyer and politician 1: 848:19th-century American lawyers 172: 838:New York (state) Republicans 7: 243:in NYT on December 27, 1879 10: 864: 828:New York (state) Democrats 823:Lawyers from San Francisco 818:New York University alumni 346:Recorders of New York City 227:in NYT on January 12, 1866 741: 725: 708: 701: 674: 639: 632: 615: 352: 303: 297:Recorder of New York City 294: 286: 281: 186:Allen, Oliver E. (1993). 163:Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx) 122:Recorder of New York City 46:He was the son of actor 30:– December 26, 1879 in 843:Leaders of Tammany Hall 803:New York City Recorders 659:Isaac Vanderbeck Fowler 259:in NYT on June 14, 1914 251:in NYT on March 5, 1914 240:JOHN K. HACKETT'S DEATH 235:in NYT on March 7, 1866 159:Park Avenue (Manhattan) 41: 28:Oneida County, New York 117:Mayor of New York City 96:. He was appointed by 64:Jonathan Prescott Hall 22:(February 13, 1821 in 726:The State Legislators 145:, which evolved into 54:, and graduated from 20:John Keteltas Hackett 69:In 1849, he went to 733:Black Horse Cavalry 653:Richard B. Connolly 56:New York University 48:James Henry Hackett 780: 779: 776: 775: 749:George G. Barnard 697: 696: 575: 574: 313: 312: 304:Succeeded by 60:William M. Evarts 855: 706: 705: 637: 636: 623:William M. Tweed 602: 595: 588: 579: 578: 339: 332: 325: 316: 315: 287:Preceded by 279: 278: 210: 209: 193: 183: 126:William M. Tweed 52:Columbia College 863: 862: 858: 857: 856: 854: 853: 852: 783: 782: 781: 772: 761:John K. Hackett 737: 721: 716:John T. Hoffman 693: 670: 647:Peter B. Sweeny 628: 611: 606: 576: 571: 348: 343: 309: 307:Frederick Smyth 300: 292: 290:John T. Hoffman 270:John K. Hackett 266: 219: 217:Further reading 214: 213: 206: 184: 180: 175: 130:Frederick Smyth 115:took office as 113:John T. Hoffman 98:John E. Develin 79:Eugene Casserly 44: 17: 12: 11: 5: 861: 851: 850: 845: 840: 835: 830: 825: 820: 815: 810: 805: 800: 795: 778: 777: 774: 773: 771: 770: 764: 758: 755:Albert Cardozo 752: 745: 743: 739: 738: 736: 735: 729: 727: 723: 722: 720: 719: 712: 710: 703: 702:New York State 699: 698: 695: 694: 692: 691: 688:John Morrissey 685: 682:Isaiah Rynders 678: 676: 672: 671: 669: 668: 662: 656: 650: 643: 641: 640:Administrators 634: 630: 629: 627: 626: 619: 617: 613: 612: 609:The Tweed Ring 605: 604: 597: 590: 582: 573: 572: 570: 569: 564: 559: 554: 549: 544: 539: 534: 529: 524: 519: 514: 509: 504: 499: 494: 489: 484: 479: 474: 469: 464: 459: 454: 449: 444: 439: 434: 429: 424: 419: 414: 409: 404: 399: 394: 389: 384: 379: 374: 369: 364: 359: 353: 350: 349: 342: 341: 334: 327: 319: 311: 310: 305: 302: 293: 288: 284: 283: 282:Legal offices 277: 276: 265: 264:External links 262: 261: 260: 252: 244: 236: 228: 218: 215: 212: 211: 204: 177: 176: 174: 171: 43: 40: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 860: 849: 846: 844: 841: 839: 836: 834: 831: 829: 826: 824: 821: 819: 816: 814: 811: 809: 806: 804: 801: 799: 796: 794: 791: 790: 788: 768: 765: 762: 759: 756: 753: 750: 747: 746: 744: 740: 734: 731: 730: 728: 724: 717: 714: 713: 711: 707: 704: 700: 689: 686: 683: 680: 679: 677: 673: 666: 663: 660: 657: 654: 651: 648: 645: 644: 642: 638: 635: 633:New York City 631: 624: 621: 620: 618: 614: 610: 603: 598: 596: 591: 589: 584: 583: 580: 568: 565: 563: 560: 558: 555: 553: 550: 548: 547:J. T. Hoffman 545: 543: 540: 538: 535: 533: 530: 528: 525: 523: 520: 518: 515: 513: 510: 508: 505: 503: 500: 498: 495: 493: 490: 488: 485: 483: 482:J. O. Hoffman 480: 478: 475: 473: 472:J. O. Hoffman 470: 468: 465: 463: 462:M. Livingston 460: 458: 455: 453: 452:M. Livingston 450: 448: 445: 443: 440: 438: 435: 433: 430: 428: 425: 423: 420: 418: 417:R. Livingston 415: 413: 410: 408: 405: 403: 400: 398: 395: 393: 390: 388: 385: 383: 380: 378: 375: 373: 370: 368: 365: 363: 360: 358: 355: 354: 351: 347: 340: 335: 333: 328: 326: 321: 320: 317: 308: 299: 298: 291: 285: 280: 275: 271: 268: 267: 258: 257: 253: 250: 249: 245: 242: 241: 237: 234: 233: 229: 226: 225: 221: 220: 207: 205:0-201-62463-X 201: 197: 192: 191: 182: 178: 170: 166: 164: 160: 156: 152: 148: 144: 140: 134: 131: 127: 123: 118: 114: 109: 107: 103: 100:as Assistant 99: 95: 94:Fernando Wood 91: 87: 82: 80: 76: 72: 71:San Francisco 67: 65: 61: 57: 53: 49: 39: 37: 33: 32:New York City 29: 25: 21: 760: 709:The Governor 551: 502:S. Jones Jr. 432:S. Jones Sr. 295: 274:Find a Grave 255: 247: 239: 231: 223: 189: 181: 167: 151:pericarditis 135: 110: 90:Tammany Hall 83: 68: 45: 19: 18: 798:1879 deaths 793:1821 births 769:(1820–1872) 767:John McCunn 763:(1821–1879) 757:(1828–1885) 751:(1829–1879) 718:(1828–1888) 690:(1831–1878) 684:(1804–1885) 667:(1826–1898) 661:(1818–1869) 655:(1810–1880) 649:(1825–1911) 625:(1823–1878) 143:Long Island 88:, the Anti- 86:Mozart Hall 787:Categories 742:The Judges 665:Oakey Hall 442:R. Harison 402:Horsmanden 397:F. Harison 372:Gouverneur 301:1866–1879 173:References 147:bronchitis 106:John Kelly 75:California 527:Tallmadge 517:Tallmadge 377:Broughton 616:The Boss 477:Van Wyck 467:Van Wyck 457:Van Wyck 412:T. Jones 392:Jamieson 362:Pinhorne 36:New York 552:Hackett 542:Barnard 447:Prevost 407:Johnson 387:Bickley 675:Toughs 567:McAvoy 532:Tillou 512:Morris 427:Varick 367:Graham 357:Graham 202:  155:dropsy 557:Smyth 537:Smith 522:Scott 507:Riker 497:Riker 487:Riker 422:Watts 382:Tudor 139:Islip 24:Utica 562:Goff 437:Kent 200:ISBN 153:and 62:and 42:Life 492:Jay 272:at 789:: 198:. 196:98 165:. 149:, 141:, 73:, 38:. 26:, 601:e 594:t 587:v 338:e 331:t 324:v 208:.

Index

Utica
Oneida County, New York
New York City
New York
James Henry Hackett
Columbia College
New York University
William M. Evarts
Jonathan Prescott Hall
San Francisco
California
Eugene Casserly
Mozart Hall
Tammany Hall
Fernando Wood
John E. Develin
Corporation Counsel of New York City
John Kelly
John T. Hoffman
Mayor of New York City
Recorder of New York City
William M. Tweed
Frederick Smyth
Islip
Long Island
bronchitis
pericarditis
dropsy
Park Avenue (Manhattan)
Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx)

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.