Abram A. Hammond
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| In office December 4, 1852 – October 5, 1860 |
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Twelfth Governor of Indiana
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| In office October 5, 1860 – December 4, 1860 |
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| Preceded by | Ashbel Willard |
| Succeeded by | Henry S. Lane |
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| Born | March 21, 1814 Brattleboro, Vermont |
| Died | August 27, 1874 Denver, Colorado |
| Political party | Whig, Democrat |
Abram Adams Hammond (March 21, 1814-August 27, 1874) was twelfth governor of the U.S. state of Indiana. He succeeded to the office upon the death of Governor Ashbel P. Willard and completed the remaining three months of Willard's term.
[edit] Biography
Abram Hammond was born in Brattleboro, Vermont March 21, 1814. He moved to Indiana at the age of six when his family settled in Brookville, Indiana. He attended school and later studied law and was admitted to the bar. In 1835 he moved to Greenfield where he opened a law office. In 1840 he moved again this time to Columbus where he partnered in a law office with John H. Bradley. He was briefly the prosecuting attorney for Bartholomew County.[1]
He moved again in 1846 moved to Indianapolis where he and his partner relocated their law office. They moved again in 1847 to Cincinnati, Ohio. Still on the move, they returned to Indianapolis on 1849 adding Hugh O'Neal to their law firm. In 1850 the Indiana legislature created a Court of Common Pleas and Hammond was selected to become it's first judge. He held the post only briefly and resigned in 1852 to move to San Francisco to form a new law office with Rufus A. Lockwood. He returned to Indiana in 1853 and in 1855 moved to Terre Haute, Indiana where he formed yet another law office with Thomas H. Nelson. He remained in Terre Haute until he was elected Lieutenant Governor.[2]
In 1852 John C. Walker was nominated by the Democrat Convention to be the candidate for Lieutenant Governor. But when it was found he was ineligible due to his age the party's Central Committee choose Hammond, and former Whig. The Whig Party completely integrated with the Democrat party in 1852 and Hammond was one of its many member who merged.[3]
When Governor Ashbel Willard died on October 5, 1860, Hammond was raised to the position of Governor where he served for three months. He did not seek reelection as the party was in the midst of splitting with many member leaving to join the new Republican Party. Hammond continued to advocate for the peaceful solution to the issue of slavery.[4]
Soon after he had completed his term as governor Hammond came to be severely afflicted with rheumatism and asthma. He died in Denver, Colorado in 1874
[edit] References
- ^ Biographical and Historical Sketches of Early Indiana, By William Wesley Woollen, Pg 113
- ^ Biographical and Historical Sketches of Early Indiana, By William Wesley Woollen, Pg 113
- ^ Biographical and Historical Sketches of Early Indiana, By William Wesley Woollen, Pg 114
- ^ Biographical and Historical Sketches of Early Indiana, By William Wesley Woollen, Pg 115-17
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| Preceded by Ashbel P. Willard |
Governor of Indiana October 4, 1860 – January 14, 1861 |
Succeeded by Henry Smith Lane |
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