William Thomas Gould Hackett

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Married July 1, 1936 to Alice Diretta Scroogie. Baptized July 23, 1906 by Rev. William Harris #5781 Meth. Carbonear. He was educated Guelph Collegiate, Ontario went to University of Toronto and did extremely well for himself with a long list of accomplishments.

From The Bank of Montreal Archives: “A Background of Banking Theory”, by W.T. G. Hackett, Economic Advisor for the Bank of Montreal. Published by The Canadian Banker's Association, Toronto,122 pages. Part of a series of memoranda, under the general title of “A Background of Banking Theory”, constituted part of the material prepared for the use of general managers and other bank officials, in connection with the 1944 Revision of the Bank Act. Content includes: Introductory Comment and Some Preliminary Definitions; What Are The Functions of the Bank of Canada?; How Are The Chartered Banks Affected by Bank of Canada Operations?; Creation of Credit; Why not Borrow More From The Bank of Canada?; The 100% Reserve Theories; Some Notes on the Banking Systems of Australia and New Zealand; Government Control of Trading Banks in Australia; Nationalization of Banking.

W.T.G. Hackett, entered Bank of Montreal as an Economic Adviser, 1943-1952. Other positions at the Bank include: Assistant General Manager, 1952-1954, Assistant General Manager, Securities Department, 1955-1959, Assistant General Manager, Special Senior Executive Duties, 1959-1963, Deputy General Manager Investments, 1964-1965 and General Manager Investments, 1966-?. During the war period, Mr. Hackett was Secretary, Ontario Executive Committee, National War Finance Committee (1941) and Secretary, Wartime Industries Control Board, Ottawa (1941-1943).