Hackett family.

The Hackett family is from Wilkes County, N.C. Intermarried in the family are members of other North Carolina families, especially the Bryan, Gray, Williams, Gordon and Grimes families. Papers included in the collection belong to David Gray and R. F. Hackett, two mid-nineteenth century physicians, and James B. Gordon, a store and farm owner. The bulk of the collection consists of the papers of R. F. Hackett's sons, Richard Nathaniel Hackett and James Gordon Hackett. Richard N. Hackett was a lawyer, an active member of the North Carolina Democratic Party, the mayor of Wilkesboro (1894-1896), and a member of the 60th Congress. James Gordon Hackett was a businessman and industrialist who owned a cotton mill and the Wilkesboro Manufacturing Company. He was active in the North Carolina Democratic Party; served as mayor of Wilkesboro (1889-1892, 1893-1895); and was a member of the Board of Directors of the State Prison, the Board of Agriculture, and the Highway Commission.

From the description of Hackett family papers, 1806-1950 [manuscript]. (East Carolina University). WorldCat record id: 302412304