Background
Hackett, Francis was born on January 21, 1883 in Kilkenny, Ireland. Son of John Byrne (Doctor of Medicine and Bridget (Doheny) H.
Hackett, Francis was born on January 21, 1883 in Kilkenny, Ireland. Son of John Byrne (Doctor of Medicine and Bridget (Doheny) H.
Educated Clongowes Wood College, Kildare, Ireland.
Came to America, 1901. With law firm, New York, 1902. Editorial writer, Chicago Evening Post, 1906-1909.
Editor Friday Literature Review, same paper, 1909-1911.
Associate editor New Republic, 1914-1922. Book critic, Thurs., Sat., New York Times, 1944-1945.
Member National Institute Arts and Letters.
Married Signe Toksvig, September 5, 1918.