Eli Shelby Hammond
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Eli Shelby Hammond was a United States federal judge
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Born in Brandon, Mississippi
, Hammond graduated from Union University
in Tennessee
in 1857, and from Lebanon Law School in 1858. He was in private practice in Ripley, Mississippi
from 1859 to 1860, and in Memphis, Tennessee
from 1860 to 1861. He was a Captain in the Union Army from 1861 to 1865, thereafter returning to private practice in Ripley until 1868, and the in Memphis until 1878.
On June 15, 1878, Hammond was nominated by President Rutherford B. Hayes
to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
created by 20 Stat. 132. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
on June 17, 1878, and received his commission the same day. Hammond served in that capacity until his death, in 1904, in New York City
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United States federal judge
In the United States, the title of federal judge usually means a judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate in accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution....
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Born in Brandon, Mississippi
Brandon, Mississippi
Brandon is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 16,436 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Rankin CountyBrandon is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...
, Hammond graduated from Union University
Union University
Union University is a private, evangelical Christian, liberal arts university located in Jackson, Tennessee, with additional campuses in Germantown, Tennessee, and Hendersonville, Tennessee...
in Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
in 1857, and from Lebanon Law School in 1858. He was in private practice in Ripley, Mississippi
Ripley, Mississippi
Ripley is a city in Tippah County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 5,478 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Tippah County....
from 1859 to 1860, and in Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
from 1860 to 1861. He was a Captain in the Union Army from 1861 to 1865, thereafter returning to private practice in Ripley until 1868, and the in Memphis until 1878.
On June 15, 1878, Hammond was nominated by President Rutherford B. Hayes
Rutherford B. Hayes
Rutherford Birchard Hayes was the 19th President of the United States . As president, he oversaw the end of Reconstruction and the United States' entry into the Second Industrial Revolution...
to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
The United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee is the Federal district court covering the western part of the state of Tennessee. Appeals from the Western District of Tennessee are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit The United States District...
created by 20 Stat. 132. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
United States Senate
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on June 17, 1878, and received his commission the same day. Hammond served in that capacity until his death, in 1904, in New York City
New York City
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