page_title: William Stormont Hackett
hierarchical_section_title: William Stormont Hackett
caption_attribution_description: English: William S. Hackett, Albany, New York Mayor
context_page_description: William Stormont Hackett was an American lawyer, banker, businessman and politician. A Democrat, he was most notable for serving as mayor of Albany, New York after winning an election in 1921 that ended control of Albany by the Republican organization headed by William Barnes, and established the dominance of the Democratic organization led by Daniel P. O'Connell and Edwin Corning.
context_section_description: William Stormont Hackett (December 7, 1868 – March 4, 1926) was an American lawyer, banker, businessman and politician.  A Democrat, he was most notable for serving as mayor of Albany, New York after winning an election in 1921 that ended control of Albany by the Republican organization headed by William Barnes, and established the dominance of the Democratic organization led by Daniel P. O'Connell and Edwin Corning.
caption: Hackett as depicted in 1923's Encyclopedia of Biography of New York.
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