Truly Hatchett
Truly Hatchett was a real estate investor and state legislator in Maryland. He and Emery Cole were the first African Americans to serve in the Maryland [House of Delegates]. He joined the House on November 2, 1954. Hatchett represented Baltimore, and was a Democrat. In 1928, he served as Exalted Ruler of the Monument Lodge of Benevolent and [Protective Order of Elks].
He had two brothers, a half-brother, and three half-sisters.