Sir Cuthbert Hacket (died November 1631) was an English merchant who was

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in 1626. Hacket was a city of London merchant and a member of the

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. On 26 September 1616 he was elected an alderman of the City of London for

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ward. He was

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for the year 1616 to 1617. He translated to the

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on 24 January 1623. He became alderman for

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ward in 1624. In 1626, he was elected

and was also Master of the Drapers Company. He was knighted on 20 May 1627. Sir Roger Jones, alderman and Sheriff of London for 1604 to 1605 married a sister of Cuthbert Hacket. 'Notes on the aldermen, 1502-1700', The Aldermen of the City of London: Temp. Henry III - 1912 (1908), pp. 168-195. Date accessed: 15 July 2011
/ref> Cuthbert married Judeth Woar, daughter of Richard Woar a dyer from London. His son

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was an eloquent divine. His daughter, Judith (d, 28 Jan 1657/8), married Sir Thomas Dawes (d. 5 Dec 1655John Strype: A SURVEY OF THE CITIES OF London and Westminster 1598).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hacket, Cuthbert Year of birth missing 1631 deaths Sheriffs of the City of London 17th-century lord mayors of London