Edward Hammond (politician)

Edward Hammond (born March 17, 1812 in Ellicott City , Anne Arundel County , Maryland , † October 19, 1882 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1849 and 1853 he represented the state of Maryland in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Edward Hammond attended his homeland public schools and Rockhill Academy . He then graduated from Yale College in 1830 . After studying law in New Haven ( Connecticut ) and in Baltimore and being admitted to the bar in 1833, he began to work in this profession in Annapolis . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . He served in the Maryland House of Representatives for 1839, 1841, and 1842 . In 1848 he was a member of the State Senate .

In the congressional elections of 1848 Hammond was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the third constituency of Maryland , where he succeeded Thomas Watkins Ligon on March 4, 1849 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1853 . He was chairman of the Committee on Engraving . In 1852 he renounced another candidacy.

In 1861 and 1867, Hammond was once again a member of the Maryland House of Representatives. From 1867 he worked as a judge in the fifth judicial district of his state. Edward Hammond died on October 19, 1882 on the Font Hill estate near Ellicott City, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Edward Hammond in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Edward Hammond in the database of Find a Grave (English)