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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—GeorgiaNathaniel Job HAMMOND
(1833-1899)
HAMMOND, Nathaniel Job, a
Representative from Georgia; born in Elbert County, Ga., December
26, 1833; attended the common schools and was graduated from the
University of Georgia at Athens in 1852; studied law, was admitted
to the bar in 1853 and commenced practice in Atlanta, Ga.;
solicitor general of the Atlanta circuit 1861-1865; reporter of the
supreme court 1867-1872; attorney general 1872-1877; member of the
State constitutional conventions in 1865 and 1877; elected a
trustee of the University of Georgia in 1872; elected as a Democrat
to the Forty-sixth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4,
1879-March 3, 1887); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in
1886; resumed the practice of law in Atlanta, Ga., and died there
April 20, 1899; interment in Oakland Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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