Joseph Hammons

Joseph Hammons (born March 3, 1787 in Cornish , York County , Massachusetts , † March 29, 1836 in Farmington , New Hampshire ) was an American politician . Between 1829 and 1833 he represented the state of New Hampshire in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Joseph Hammons was born in Cornish in what is now Maine in 1787 . He attended both public and private schools. After studying medicine in Ossipee (New Hampshire), he began to practice as a doctor in Farmington from 1817. Politically, Hammons was a supporter of Andrew Jackson , in whose Democratic Party he joined.

In the congressional elections of 1828, which were held nationwide, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC for the third mandate from New Hampshire , where he succeeded David Barker on March 4, 1829 . After re-election in 1830, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1833 . This period was overshadowed by discussions about President Jackson's policies. This included the plan to break up the Bundesbank, the conflict with the State of South Carolina that led to the nullification crisis , and the enforcement of the Indian Removal Act .

After his tenure in the House of Representatives was over, Hammons became a Dover postman . He held this office between June 1833 and his death on March 29, 1836.

Web links

• Joseph Hammons in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Joseph Hammons in the database of Find a Grave (English)