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was the author

of

The Pro-Slavery Argw-

He died Nov. 13, 1864. Hammond, Jason E., educator,

inent.

congressman, was born Aug. 27. 1827. in Crown Point, N.Y. He served in the union army in 1861-6.'), rising from the ranks to brigadier general. He was elected pn sident of the Crown Point iron company. In 187J)83 he was a representative from New York to the forty-sixth and forty-seventh congresses as a republican. He died May 28. 1880, in Crown Point. N.Y. Hammond, John Fox, physician, surgron. was born Dec. 7, 1821. in Columbia. S.C. H.was appointed assistant surgeon in th«> ITnite<l States army in 1847. In 1862 h«* was medical director of the second army corps of the Potomac. He died Sept. 29, 1880. in Poufjhkeepsie. N.Y.

Hammond, John Hays, mining enjrinecr, was born March 31, 1855, in San Franci.sco. Cal. In 1869 he was mining expert of the United States geological survey and niinmil census to examine gold mines in California: and later was consulting engineer to tlu-

Union iron works of San Francisco, t'al. Hammond, John Henry, lawyer, author, was born Oct. .3. 1S71, in Lfuiisville. Ky. 1I«« is a successful lawyer of New York City; and in 1899-1901 was deputy attorney-general of New York. He is the author of Hammond on Taxatitm of Business Corporations in New- York state. Hammond, John Henry, soldier, was born in Soutli

Carolina.

He

ent»'rc<l

the civil

war

as a private; an<l in 1864 was brevetted brigadier-general of volunti^ers. He die«l April

.•?0.

British

and Indians.

lawyer,

Lily Hardy, litterateur, author, was born Sept. 24, IS.^O, in Newark. NJ. She is the autlior of The Master Word.

Hammond, Marcus Claudius Marcellus, solwas born Dec. 12, 1814, in Newberry district. S.C. He was a memlK'r of tlie South Carolina legislature in 1856-.57. lie was the author of A Critical History of the Mexican War. He died Jan. 23, 1870.

dier, author,

Aiken

in

cojinty, S.C.

Hammond, Nathaniel

gia to the forty-sixth, forty-seventh, fortyeighth and fortv-ninth conjjresses as a democrat. He died April 20, 1899. in Atlanta,Ga.

Hammond, Robert

for twenty years was «'nga<:ed in education.

was born Feb. 14, 1842. He was a noted physician of Brockton, Mass.; and a genealogist,

member (•(Jlege.

of the board of overseers of Tufts

He was the author of the Hammond He died July 8, 1900, in Brock-

(Jenj'alogy.

ton. Mass. Hammond, Samuel, soldier, statesman, congressman, was horn .Sept. 21, 1757, in Richmond county. Va. When the revolution broke out he displayed great bravery and ability at the battle

of Long Bridge. In 1793 he headed a volunteer corps, and did good service in the

He country. a number of the Georgia

Creek served years

justice

.">.

H.,

in Pennsylvania. In 18.37-41 he was a representative from Pennsylvania to the twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth congresses. Me died June 2. 1847, in Pennsylvania.

born

le^'ishitor.

of the »u|)erior conrt of Massachusetts in 1886-98: and a nu-uiber of the house of representatives of ^fassachusetts in 1872-73. Since 1898 he has been justice of the state suftreme court of Massachusetts. Hammond, Joseph, educator, legislator, ISDO. in Swangenealogist, was born April 7ey. N.H. For sixty years he was a justice of the peace. In 18.10-51 he was a member of the New Hampshire state legislature; and

lawyer, congresa-

lie

was born Doc. 16. 18.S7. in Mattopoisett, Mass. In 1866-86 he practiced law at Cambridge. Mass.; was city solieitor in 1873was

J.,

was born Dec. 26, 1833, in Elbart, (In. was solicitor-general in 1861-65; was reporter of the state supreme court in 186772: and was attorney -general of the state in 1872-77. He was a member of the constitutional conventions of 1865 and 1877. In 1879-87 he was a representative from Georiiian.

jurist,

86;

died about 1800 in

Hammond,

1890.

Hammond, John Wilkes,

He

V^irginia.

author, was born May 17. 1862, in Flillsdale count y.Micli. Sr^ince 18!)7 lie has been superintendent of public instruction of Michigan. He is the author of State Manual and tonrfte of Study; and The School Law of Micliigan. Hammond, John, soldier, manufactun-r.

in

legislature;

and

was

one of the early governors of the state. In 1803-05 he was a representative from Georgia to the eighth congress; and was appointed military and civil commanflant of Tapper Louisiana and rec«Mver of public moneys in l^fissouri. He was also president of the bank of St. Louis. In 1S24 he returned to South Carolina, and was elected to the legislature of that state;

was appointed

surveyor

general; and died Sept.

He

in

X.IT.

I8.n secretary of state. 1842. in .Xiigiista. Maine.

Hammond, LeRoy, soldier, was born al»out 1710 in Ridimond county. Va. .After the fall of Charleston he adopted, like Marion and others, a desult<iry warfare; and was constantly engaged in fighting the loyalists,

Hammond, Thomas, merdiant. banker, con^•ressman. was born Feb. 27. 18-(3. in Fitchburg. Mass. In the spring of 1888 he was elected mayor of Hammond. Ind.; and was re-elected twice. In 1893-95 he was a rep-

xev

Hammonds. He

died in

West Swanzev.

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