William Thomas Gould Hackett

William Thomas Gould Hackett was Economic Adviser of the Bank of Montreal, 1943-1952.

He was baptized July 23, 1906, by Rev. William Harris. He was educated at Guelph Collegiate, Ontario, and attended the University of Toronto. He married Alice Diretta Scroogie on July 1, 1936.

W.T.G. Hackett was author of the 1945 book, "A Background of Banking Theory". [Published by The Canadian Bankers' Association, Toronto, 122 pages. From The Bank of Montreal Archives: "Part of a series of memoranda, under the general title of "A Background of Banking Theory", constituted part of the material prepared for the use of general managers and other bank officials, in connection with the 1944 Revision of the Bank Act. Content includes: Introductory Comment and Some Preliminary Definitions; What Are The Functions of the Bank of Canada?; How Are The Chartered Banks Affected by Bank of Canada Operations?; Creation of Credit; Why not Borrow More From The Bank of Canada?; The 100% Reserve Theories; Some Notes on the Banking Systems of Australia and New Zealand; Government Control of Trading Banks in Australia; Nationalization of Banking."]

He served as an Economic Adviser at the Bank of Montreal, 1943-1952. Other positions at the Bank included:
*Assistant General Manager, 1952-1954
*Assistant General Manager, Securities Department, 1955-1959
*Assistant General Manager, Special Senior Executive Duties, 1959-1963
*Deputy General Manager Investments, 1964-1965
*General Manager Investments, 1966-?.

During World War II, Mr. Hackett was Secretary, Ontario Executive Committee, National War Finance Committee (1941), and Secretary, Wartime Industries Control Board, Ottawa (1941-1943).

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