Horatio B. Hackett

Horatio B. Hackett
Horatio Balch Hackett, Jr.
Image: West Point Association of Graduates
Born(1880-05-08)May 8, 1880
DiedSeptember 8, 1941(1941-09-08) (aged 61)
Occupation(s)Architect, construction executive
College football career
Army Black Knights
PositionQuarterback
Career history
CollegeArmy (1900–1903)
Career highlights and awards
Army Athletic Association Award

Col. Horatio Balch Hackett, Jr. (May 8, 1880 – September 8, 1941)[1] was a leading American architect and construction executive, a college football player and official, a decorated combat veteran of World War I, and Assistant Administrator of the Public Works Administration during the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt.[2]

  1. ^ "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878–1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2M6-QVZJ : 17 May 2016), Horatio B Hackett, 08 Sep 1941; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .
  2. ^ Horatio B. Hackett, Jr. 1904 Memorial at the West Point Association of Graduates website[permanent dead link]