Sir John Winthrop Hackett

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Sir John Winthrop Hackett was an influential Australian newspaper proprietor, politician, and philanthropist who played a key role in the development of Western Australia’s public institutions and higher education.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
newspaper proprietor
politician
university chancellor
birthDate 1848-02-04
birthPlace Rostellan, County Cork, Ireland
citizenship Australia
United Kingdom
contributedTo development of Western Australia’s public institutions
development of higher education in Western Australia
countryOfBirth Ireland
countryOfDeath Australia
deathDate 1916-02-19
deathPlace East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
educatedAt Trinity College Dublin
employer The West Australian
era early 20th century
late 19th century
familyName Hackett
fieldOfWork higher education
journalism
politics
givenName John
hasChild Sir John Winthrop Hackett Jr.
honor Knight Bachelor
honorificPrefix Sir
knownFor influential role in Western Australian politics
philanthropic bequests to education in Western Australia
support for the establishment of the University of Western Australia
languageSpoken English
memberOf Western Australian Legislative Council
middleName Winthrop
name John Winthrop Hackett
notableWork development of The West Australian newspaper
occupation barrister
editor
journalist
newspaper proprietor
philanthropist
politician
positionHeld chancellor of the University of Western Australia
editor of The West Australian
member of the Western Australian Legislative Council
nominated member of the Western Australian Legislative Council
part-owner of The West Australian
religion Anglicanism
residence Perth, Western Australia
linked to: Perth

Western Australia
spouse Deborah Vernon Brockman

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Treasurer of Western Australia officeHoldersInclude Sir John Winthrop Hackett
Winthrop Hall namedAfter Sir John Winthrop Hackett
Sir John Winthrop Hackett hasChild Sir John Winthrop Hackett Jr.
linked to: Sir John Winthrop Hackett