Truly Hatchett | |
Birth Date: | June 17, 1881 |
Death Date: | April 1, 1970 |
Nationality: | American |
Party: | Democratic |
Office: | Member of the Maryland House of Delegates |
Occupation: | Real estate investor, State legislator |
Known For: | One of the first African Americans in the Maryland House of Delegates |
Organization: | Monument Lodge of Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks |
Term: | 1928 |
Truly Hatchett (June 17, 1881 – April 1, 1970) was a real estate investor and state legislator in Maryland.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]
He had two brothers, a half-brother, and three half-sisters.[4]