T. C. Hammond

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Thomas Chatterton Hammond, was born in Cork, Ireland on February 20, 1877. He lived 1877-1961 and was an Anglican clergyman, and became Principal of Moore Theological College, Sydney, New South Wales in 1936.

Converted in 1892, he was ordained into the ministry of the Church of Ireland in 1903. He was superintendent of the Irish Church Missions from 1919 - 1936, where he engaged in evangelistic missions in Dublin and often in controversies with Roman Catholic apologists. A lively intellectual, his expertise in doctrinal difficulty was often sought by the bishops of the Church of Ireland, but not always publicly acknowledged.

In 1936, T C Hammond left Ireland to take up position as Principal of Moore Theological College, Sydney. He was made Archdeacon in 1949. His best known books are In Understanding be Men - a handbook of Christian Doctrine, and The One Hundred Texts, with Bible verses explaining Protestant teaching.

He died on 16 November 1961, having made an impact on the Church in two countries, Ireland and Australia. A biography, T C Hammond - Irish Christian by Warren Nelson was published in 1994.