Lindsay Hackton

Lindsay Hackton (27 A.B. - 102 A.B.) was a politician and NCR President. Hackton is widely know for her corruption scandal in 72 A.B. when she it was rumored she was embezzling money from the gun sales the government was committing. Following a coup, Hackton fled to the Refugee Friendly State where she lived the remainder of her life.

Early Life
Hackton was born in SoCal Vault #1 which later became the town of Prinickton. At the age of 18 she became the counselor from Prinickton to the NCR government. She excelled in the role and immediately caught the attention of then president Jack Lucas.

Early Political Career
Hackton moved deeper into the political sphere when it Stone McGuire was taken prisoner of war by the Zona Army. Lucas saw no choice but appoint a new NCR Chief of Civilization and having been impressed by Hackton's success chose her for the job in 47 A.B.

Hackton remained the Chief of Civilization long after McGuire was freed. She remained in the role for 20 years. Despite being considered a decently successful COC, she was often criticized for her lack of initiative to help the exceptionally poor who were struggling to find food at that time.

NCR Presidency
Hackton stepped into the role of NCR President when McGuire unexpectedly passed. At the time there was no written chain of command for who would assume the presidency if the sitting president unexpectedly passed. She only bore the "Interim" title in front of her presidency for 9 days which did not sit well with most citizens.]

Largely attributed to being an era of peace, Hackton remained as president for 6 years. However, in 73 A.B. an anonymous source revealed an extensive repeating pattern of embezzlement and corruption within her regime. This immediately caused on uproar among citizens and a demand for her to resign. Hackton refused and refuted all claims. Within less than 2 weeks, Tyson Dortmund staged a coup against her regime. Hackton managed to escape but her presidency was effectively over.

Life After Politics
Hackton fled to the Refugee Friendly State following the coup however this was only know 6 years after the coup. Rumors had swirled ranging from her awful demise to her still running the government from the shadows. Once found, she stated that she would not ever return to the NCR and wished them the best. She died in 102 A.B. of natural causes. It is believed she served as a political consultant while living in the RFS but much of her life there is unknown.