Theodore Hack


Theodore Hack was a South Australian politician.
He was born at Echunga, South Australia, a son of John Barton Hack and his wife Bridget Hack, née Watson, and was educated at the Adelaide Educational Institution.
Hack was by turns landing officer at Semaphore, harbormaster at Port Willunga, clerk with the Engineer-in-Chief's Department, railway storekeeper, timber merchant, then valuer and architect. He was member of the Port Adelaide council and the first mayor of Semaphore, as well as a member of the House of Assembly, representing Gumeracha between 1890 and 1893.
Hack was a judge at the Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition in 1887, a member of the Central Roads' Board and the Fire Brigades' Board, a lay preacher for the Methodist Church and active with several Methodist organisations. He was president of the Local Teachers' Association, the governing body of Prince Alfred College, chairman and treasurer of the Prisoners' Aid Society and an active member of the Chamber of Manufacturers. He died of Bright's disease, from which he had suffered for some time.

Family

Theodore Hack married Elvira Louisa Ansell on 17 November 1864. Their children included:
They adopted Elsie Miriam Earl, who was known for some time as Elsie Miriam Earl Hack. She was a student at Knightsbridge School and a fine pianist and singer. She married John Arthur Ballantyne, son of James Ballantyne, on 7 August 1907, lived in Wayville, South Australia. Step-sisters marrying brothers.
Hack married again, to Elizabeth Jane Almers, née Nancarrow in Adelaide, in 1898.