HACKER, Newton

City:  Jonesboro

HACKER, Newton, born Greene Co., Tenn., March 3, 1836; German descent; son of  Jacob and Sarah (Lloyd) HACKER; his father was an English scholar, and taught in the common schools for forty years; paternal grandparents, Jacob and Martha (Register) HACKER, maternal grandparents, James and _____ (Kennedy) LLOYD; educated by his father and Tusculum College, from which college he graduated in June 1860, with degree A. B.; he taught school in early life; read law with James BRITTON, at Greeneville Tenn.; in 1862 he crossed the Cumberland Mountains in what was called “The Big Stampede” led by Capt. James LANE, and was captured by Gen. Kirby SMITH’s force, near Rogers Gap in Sept. 1862, and was kept a prisoner for some weeks; after his release he returned to Greene Co., Tenn., and was recruited for the Federal Army by Capt. James L. CARTER Jan. 26, 1863, and entered the 4^th Tenn. Infantry as a private soldier at Louisville, Ky.; he then secured recruiting papers and returned to Greene Co., Tenn., with Capt. R. C. CARTER, and together they recruited about 200 men and took them to 4^th Tenn., regiment at Louisville, Ky.; in crossing the mountains into Ky., they traveled by night and concealed themselves in the caves of the mountains by day; soon after reaching Louisville, Ky., he was commissioned as 1^st Lieut. of his regiment and about one year later rose to rank of Captain; he was mustered out at Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 2, 1865, returned to Jonesboro, Tenn., and resumed his law studies under the tutelage of the late Chancellor Lucky, took license to practice law, and was admitted to the bar at Jonesboro, Tenn., June 1866; elected to Tenn. Legislature from Washington Co., in 1867; elected Attorney-General for 1^st Circuit of Tenn., and served in that capacity for eight years; elected Circuit Judge for same Circuit and served eight years; after leaving bench he resumed practice of law and was for a time engaged in the banking business at Greeneville, Tenn.; Republican; delegate to Nat. Repub. Con. at Chicago, Ill., in 1888, and Minneapolis in 1892; member Presbyterian church.