Jabez Delano Hammond

Jabez Delano Hammond (born August 2, 1778 in New Bedford , Massachusetts , † August 18, 1855 in Cherry Valley , New York ) was an American doctor, lawyer , author and politician . Between 1815 and 1817 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Jabez Delano Hammond was born in New Bedford during the Revolutionary War . He attended preparatory schools . Then he studied medicine . In 1799 he started in Reading ( Vermont to practice). He studied law . After receiving his license to practice law, he began practicing in Cherry Valley in 1805. In 1812 he was elected trustee of the Cherry Valley Village. He was on the Council of Appointment .

As an opponent of an overly strong central government, he joined the Democratic-Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson at that time . In the congressional elections of 1814 for the 14th Congress he was elected in the 15th constituency of New York to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Joel Thompson and Isaac Williams junior on March 4, 1815 , which previously represented the district together in the US House of Representatives. He retired from the after March 3, 1817 Congress of.

After his time in Congress, he returned to Cherry Valley as a lawyer. Between 1817 and 1821 he was a member of the New York Senate . He moved to Albany in 1822 and from there back to Cherry Valley in 1838. During this time he practiced as a lawyer, but also devoted himself to literary work. In 1838 he was elected judge in Otsego County - a position he held for five years. He then served as the County Superintendent of Schools . He was appointed to the State Board of Regents on May 10, 1845 , where he served until his death. He died on August 18, 1855 in Cherry Valley and was buried in the cemetery of the same name.

Works

• Jabez Delano Hammond and Erastus Root: "The History of Political Parties in the State of New-York, from the Ratification of the Federal Constitution to 1840" , H. & E. Phinney, 1846.
• Jabez Delano Hammond: "The history of political parties in the state of New-York: from the ratification of the federal constitution to December, 1840 ..." , C. Van Benthuysen, 1848.
• Life and Opinions of Julius Melbourn , 1847.
• Life of Silas Wright , 1848.

literature

• "Death of Jabez D. Hammond," The New York Times, August 23, 1855.

Web links

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

• Jabez Delano Hammond in the database of Find a Grave (English)
• Jabez Delano Hammond on The Political Graveyard website
• Julius Melbourn, b. 1790 and Jabez D. Hammond (Jabez Delano), 1778-1855 , Syracuse: Hall & Dickson, 1847.