William C. Hammer

William C. Hammer

William Cicero Hammer (born March 24, 1865 in Asheboro , North Carolina , †  September 26, 1930 ibid) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1921 and 1930 he represented the state of North Carolina in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Hammer attended both private and public schools. He then studied at the Yadkin Institute and Western Maryland College in Westminster . He then taught himself as a teacher. He rose to headmaster. After studying law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and being admitted to the bar in 1891, he began working in this profession in Asheboro. There he was, among other things, a member of the local council, mayor, school representative and headmaster. Between 1901 and 1914, Hammer was a prosecutor in the Superior Court . For over 40 years he was the owner and editor of the Asheboro Courier newspaper. From 1914 to 1920 he was a federal attorney for the western district of North Carolina.

Politically, Hammer was a member of the Democratic Party . In the congressional election of 1920 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the seventh constituency of North Carolina , where he succeeded Leonidas D. Robinson on March 4, 1921 . After four re-elections, he could remain in Congress until his death on September 26, 1930 . He was married to Minnie Lee Hancock (1873-1959), with whom he had a daughter.

Web links

• William C. Hammer in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William C. hammer in the database of Find a Grave (English)
• William C. Hammer at The Political Graveyard