Edward Hackett

HACKETT, EDWARD, merchant and fish inspector; b. 6 July 1840 in Tignish, son of Thomas Hackett and Ellen Condon; m. 1860, Hannah Maria Fitzgibbon of Nova Scotia, and they had 11 children of whom 10 names are known, Thomas (died at 19 in a swimming accident), William, Augustin, John, Laura, Howard, Marcus, Bertha, Clara Lavinia (died in childhood), and Eveline Maude (died in infancy); Roman Catholic; d. 1916. Hackett, a Conservative, was elected to the House of Assembly in the general election of 1876 for 1st Prince. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly for 1st Prince in the general election of 1904. In 1878 Hackett resigned from the House of Assembly and was elected to the House of Commons in the federal election of the same year for Prince County. He was re-elected in the federal election of 1882. In the federal election of 1887, Hackett was defeated. Though re-elected for West Prince in the federal election of 1896, the riding results were declared void on 3 March 1897 due to a breach in the law. In the subsequent by-election held on 27 April 1897 for West Prince, S. F. Perry1'" defeated Hackett. In 1900 Hackett was elected in the federal election for West Prince. Hackett received his education in Tignish schools. Throughout his life he resided in Tignish, where he owned a general store. For many years George Howlan*, Senator and Lieutenant-Governor, was a business associate. Hackett worked as an accountant and was Inspector of Fisheries for the province from July 1888 to June 1896. Edward Hackett died in 1916. Hannah Hackett, daughter of James Fitzgibbon, was born ca. 1840 and was buried 13 June 1894.