1965. Legacy Hackett was awarded the honorary degree of LL.D. by Trinity College, Dublin in June 1902. Under his will a bequest to the Church of England paid for the building of St George's College, the first residential college within the University of Western Australia. After provision for his widow and children, the residue of his estate went to the University which received the sum of £425,000. This was an unexpectedly large sum, because by the time that the university was ready to receive it in 1926, shares in The West Australian had increased greatly in value. £250,000 of this with accrued interest was used for the erection of a group of buildings which include Winthrop Hall and Hackett Hall, which were built in a much grander architectural style than might previously have been envisaged. Another £200,000 was used to set up a fund which still provides scholarships, bursaries and other financial help for deserving students. The suburb of Hackett, in inner North Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia bears his name, in recognition of his efforts to support the federation of the Australian colonies, which took place in 1901. Streets and a suburb in Perth are also named "Hackett" and "Winthrop". The species epithet of the extinct giant echidna Murrayglossus hacketti honours Hackett. Arms References Lyall Hunt, 'Hackett, Sir John Winthrop (1848–1916)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 9, MUP, 1983, pp 150–153. Retrieved on 1 January 2009 1848 births 1916 deaths Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Australian Knights Bachelor Australian Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Australian politicians awarded knighthoods Australian federationists Australian newspaper proprietors Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council University of Western Australia chancellors Burials at Karrakatta Cemetery Drake-Brockman family The West Australian Irish Anglicans 19th-century Australian businesspeople