Peter Francis Hammond

Peter Francis Hammond (born June 30, 1887 in Lancaster , Ohio , †  April 2, 1971 ibid) was an American politician . In 1936 and 1937 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Peter Hammond attended his homeland public schools and St. Mary's High School there . In 1910 he graduated from Josephinum College in Columbus . From 1913 he worked as a gentlemen's outfitter in Lancaster. Politically, he joined the Democratic Party .

After the resignation of MP Mell G. Underwood , Hammond was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC at the by-election due for the eleventh seat of Ohio , where he took up his new mandate on November 3, 1936. Since he was no longer running in the regular congressional elections in 1936 , he could only end the current legislative period in Congress until January 3, 1937 . After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, he worked again as a men's outfitter in Lancaster until 1938. Between 1938 and 1954 he worked there as a postman. Peter Hammond died on April 2, 1971 in his hometown of Lancaster, where he was also buried.

Web links

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

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