Theodore Hack

He was member of the Port Adelaide council (and for two years its mayor) 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.

Theodore Hack studied at Adelaide Educational Institution and Knightsbridge School. The recorded working language is English. Places of work recorded in the authority are South Australia. Positions recorded include Member of the South Australian House of Assembly and Mayor of Port Adelaide.

• Born — 17 November 1840 • Birthplace — Echunga, South Australia • Died — 27 December 1902 • Assembly — South Australian House of • Constituency Am — Gumeracha • Term Start — 1890 • Term End — 1893

Theodore Hack married Elvira Louisa Ansell (c. 1842 – 7 October 1890) on 17 November 1864. Their children included: • Ernest Barton Hack (13 May 1867 – 27 March 1936) married Isabelle Maddison (c. 1870–1949) of Glenelg some time after 1890. He was a chess enthusiast and architect of Coolgardie, Western Australia, had pyrrhic victory in WA Supreme Court 1898, moved to Kew, Victoria. • Harold Ansell Hack (2 July 1869 – 6 February 1937) married Maud May Southward in Coolgardie, Western Australia on 14 September 1900. • Emily Bbe Hack (1871 – 20 June 1952) married James Fergusson Ballantyne (1868–1929), son of James Ballantyne, in 1901, lived in Glenburnie, South Australia. • (Theodore) Bernard Hack (26 February 1873 –) moved to Tasmania • Stella Ellie Hack (12 January 1875 – 1957) lived in Wayville, South Australia. • Clement Alfred Hack (17 March 1877 – 8 June 1930) was a prominent patent attorney in Victoria. • Wilfred Hack (1879–1879) • Roy Darton Hack (7 February 1882 Adelaide – 1966 Armadale, Vic.) They adopted Elsie Miriam Earl (1881–1976), 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 (1873–1942), 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 (1858–1914) in Adelaide, in 1898.

Theodore Hack is recorded with the occupation civil servant. Recorded as politician, harbormaster, civil servant, clerk and merchant. Career and activity. Recorded positions include Member of the South Australian House of Assembly and Mayor of Port Adelaide. He worked at South Australia.