James Henry Hammond

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James Henry Hammond (November 15, 1807 – November 13, 1864) was a politician from South Carolina. He served as a United States Representative from 1835 to 1836, Governor of South Carolina from 1840 to 1842, and United States Senator from 1857 to 1860. A Democrat, Hammond was perhaps best known during his lifetime as an outspoken defender of slavery and states' rights. It was Hammond who coined the phrase that "Cotton is King" in an 1858 speech to the Senate. His father Elisha Hammond pushed him hard, regarding him as a genius. His mansion in Beech Island, South Carolina, Redcliffe [1], represents his ideal of the perfectly run plantation. [2]

[edit] Further Reading

Faust,Drew Gilpin, 'James Henry Hammond and the Old South,' Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge and London, 1982, ISBN 0-8071-108-5.

[edit] External links

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Picture and bio
• Cotton is King speech before Congress
• James Henry Hammond advocates slavery
• SCIway Biography of James Henry Hammond
• NGA Biography of James Henry Hammond

Preceded by John M. Felder	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 4th congressional district 1835 – 1836	Succeeded by Franklin H. Elmore
Preceded by John Peter Richardson II	Governor of South Carolina 1842 – 1844	Succeeded by William Aiken
Preceded by Andrew Butler	United States Senator (Class 3) from South Carolina 1857 – 1860 Served alongside: Josiah J. Evans, Arthur P. Hayne, James Chesnut, Jr.	Succeeded by Frederick A. Sawyer

Governors of South Carolina

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