Abram A. Hammond

Abram Hammond

Abram Adams Hammond (born March 21, 1814 in Brattleboro , Vermont , † August 27, 1874 in Denver , Colorado ) was an American politician and between 1860 and 1861 the 12th governor of Indiana .

Early years

At the age of six, Hammond came to Brookville , Indiana with his parents . There he attended public schools. After law school , he was considered in 1835 Lawyer admitted. In the following years he practiced in Ohio before returning to Indiana in 1849. In 1849, Hammond became a judge in Marion County . He held this office until 1852. Then he went for a short time to San Francisco , California, where he worked as a lawyer. He returned to Indiana a year later. There he moved to the town of Terre Haute , where he opened a new practice. Originally, Hammond was a member of the Whigs . When these disbanded in the early 1850s, he joined the Democratic Party like many of his party friends . Between 1857 and 1860, Hammond was Lieutenant Governor of Indiana and thus Deputy Governor Ashbel Willard . After his death on October 4, 1860, Hammond fell to the office of governor.

Indiana Governor

Hammond's main role as governor was to end his late predecessor's term. During his short term in office, he campaigned for a law to secure ballot boxes in general elections. Apparently action was needed in Indiana on this matter. In the field of juvenile justice , he demanded the construction of a home for juvenile offenders, which a few years later actually built. Hammond's brief tenure ended on January 14, 1861. Shortly thereafter, he fell ill with rheumatism and asthma . He retired from politics and moved to Denver, Colorado for health reasons. He died there in 1874. He was married to Mary B. Amsden. The couple had a child.

literature

Robert Sobel and John Raimo (Eds.): Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Volume 1, Meckler Books, Westport, 1978. 4 volumes.

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SURNAME	Hammond, Abram A.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Hammond, Abram Adams (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	March 21, 1814
PLACE OF BIRTH	Brattleboro , Vermont
DATE OF DEATH	August 27, 1874
Place of death	Denver , Colorado