Life span: 03/15/1800 to 12/28/1871TabsLife SummaryFull name: James Henry HackettPlace of Birth: New York, NYBurial Place: Long Island, NYBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Siblings: 0Family: Thomas Hackett (father), Ann Kettletas Hackett (mother), Catherine Lee Sugg (wife)Education: Columbia (King’s College)Occupation: BusinessmanWriter or ArtistOtherOther Occupation: ActorRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderChurch or Religious Denomination: Presbyterian Events Documents Addressee Docs Date Title 08/17/1863 Abraham Lincoln to James Henry Hackett, August 17, 1863 11/02/1863 Abraham Lincoln to James Henry Hackett, November 2, 1863 Images James Henry Hackett, detail James Henry Hackett, performing as Shakespeare's "Falstaff", circa 1859, artist's impression Bibliography