Edward Hammond (politician)
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Edward Hammond was a U.S.
Democratic
politician
.
Hammond was born at "Font Hill" near Ellicott City, Maryland
. He attended the common schools, Rockhill Academy, and later graduated from Yale College
in 1830. He studied law in New Haven, Connecticut
and in Baltimore, Maryland, was admitted to the bar in 1833, and commenced practice in Annapolis, Maryland
. He served in the Maryland House of Delegates
from Anne Arundel County in 1839, 1841, and 1842, and also served as a member of the Maryland Senate in 1848.
In 1848, Hammond was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses, serving from March 4, 1849 to March 3, 1853. In Congress, he served as chairman of the Committee on Engraving. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1852, but was later re-elected to the House of Delegates from Howard County
in 1861 and 1867. He was later elected associate judge of the fifth judicial district Maryland in 1867, and was serving in that position when he died at "Font Hill", near Ellicott City. He is interred in St. John’s Cemetery near Ellicott City.
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Hammond was born at "Font Hill" near Ellicott City, Maryland
Ellicott City, Maryland
Ellicott City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Howard County, Maryland, United States. It is part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. The population was 65,834 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Howard County...
. He attended the common schools, Rockhill Academy, and later graduated from Yale College
Yale College
Yale College was the official name of Yale University from 1718 to 1887. The name now refers to the undergraduate part of the university. Each undergraduate student is assigned to one of 12 residential colleges.-Residential colleges:...
in 1830. He studied law in New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
and in Baltimore, Maryland, was admitted to the bar in 1833, and commenced practice in Annapolis, Maryland
Annapolis, Maryland
Annapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland, as well as the county seat of Anne Arundel County. It had a population of 38,394 at the 2010 census and is situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east of Washington, D.C. Annapolis is...
. He served in the Maryland House of Delegates
Maryland House of Delegates
The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland, and is composed of 141 Delegates elected from 47 districts. The House chamber is located in the state capitol building on State Circle in Annapolis...
from Anne Arundel County in 1839, 1841, and 1842, and also served as a member of the Maryland Senate in 1848.
In 1848, Hammond was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses, serving from March 4, 1849 to March 3, 1853. In Congress, he served as chairman of the Committee on Engraving. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1852, but was later re-elected to the House of Delegates from Howard County
Howard County, Maryland
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*62.2% White*17.5% Black*0.3% Native American*14.4% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.6% Two or more races*2.0% Other races*5.8% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
in 1861 and 1867. He was later elected associate judge of the fifth judicial district Maryland in 1867, and was serving in that position when he died at "Font Hill", near Ellicott City. He is interred in St. John’s Cemetery near Ellicott City.