Frank W. Hackett
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. During the American Civil War, he was an assistant paymaster serving the Atlantic Fleet. Hackett was on board  during its skirmish against . 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 Portsmouth Naval Hospital on August 10, 1926, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. References

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1841 births
1926 deaths
Paymasters
Union Navy sailors
United States Assistant Secretaries of the Navy
Lawyers from Washington, D.C.
19th-century American lawyers
Burials at Arlington National Cemetery
Harvard College alumni