Richard Hackett
Richard C. Hackett | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Memphis | |
| In office 1982–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Wallace Madewell |
| Succeeded by | W. W. Herenton |
Richard Cecil "Dick" Hackett (born July 21, 1949) was
Despite his incredibly narrow loss to Herenton (172 votes out of slightly over 248,000 cast),
During Hackett's nine years as mayor, tourism, downtown redevelopment, business growth and non-profit institutional development were his main priorities. He was considered a fiscal conservative, with property taxes increasing only once while he was in office (in 1985) and the city's debt level remaining well under control. On the issue of race, Hackett was seen by many as a moderate, especially in comparison to his predecessors J. Wyeth Chandler (1972–82) and Henry Loeb (1968–71). He appointed many African-Americans as division directors, most notably James Ivey as police director and Greg Duckett as chief administrative officer.
After his 1991 defeat, Hackett worked for several non-profit agencies over the next 15 years. In July 2006, he became the CEO/director of the Children's Museum of Memphis.[3]
Hackett's nephew is Relay FM co-founder Stephen M. Hackett.[4]
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Smothers, Ronald (2 October 1991). "Memphis Campaign is Racially Divisive". The New York Times.
- ^ Speakers Bureau Biography - Richard Hackett
- ^ Hackett, Stephen. "Stephen Hackett on Instagram: "My claim to fame has been framed."". Instagram. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
External links
- Press release announcing Hackett's appointment as Children's Museum CEO at the Wayback Machine (archived September 27, 2007). Retrieved June 12, 2016.