Background
Hackett, Wallace was born on May 1, 1856 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. Son of William Henry and Mary W. (Healey) Hackett.
Hackett, Wallace was born on May 1, 1856 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. Son of William Henry and Mary W. (Healey) Hackett.
Education public and private schools. Read law in office of his grandfather. Harvard Law School, 1879.
Began practice in Portsmouth, 1879. City solicitor, 3 years. Counsel for United States in Court of Alabama Claims.
Has devoted attention largely to business affairs rather than to law. Mayor of Portsmouth, 1907-1908. President Republican State Committee, 1908.
Member N.H. History Society, Aldrich Memorial Association (president).
Married Abbie Winchester, of Portsmouth, N.H., 1883.