Cuthbert Hacket

Sir Cuthbert Hacket (died November 1631) was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1626.

Hacket was a city of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Dyers. On 26 September 1616 he was elected an alderman of the City of London for Portsoken ward. He was Sheriff of London for the year 1616 to 1617. He translated to the Worshipful Company of Drapers on 24 January 1623. He became alderman for Bridge ward in 1624. In 1626, he was elected Lord Mayor of London and was also Master of the Drapers Company. He was knighted on 20 May 1627.^[1]

Hacket married a sister of Sir Roger Jones, alderman and Sheriff of London for 1604 to 1605. His son Roger Hacket was an eloquent divine. His daughter married Sir Thomas Dawes.^[2]

References

1. ^ 'Chronological list of aldermen: 1601-1650', The Aldermen of the City of London: Temp. Henry III - 1912 (1908), pp. 47-75. Date accessed: 16 July 2011
2. ^ 'Notes on the aldermen, 1502-1700', The Aldermen of the City of London: Temp. Henry III - 1912 (1908), pp. 168-195. Date accessed: 15 July 2011

Civic offices
Preceded by Allan Cotton	Lord Mayor of the City of London 1626	Succeeded by Hugh Hamersley

Persondata
Name	Hacket, Cuthbert
Alternative names
Short description	Lord Mayor of London
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	1631
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