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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IndianaThomas HAMMOND
(1843-1909)
HAMMOND, Thomas, a
Representative from Indiana; born in Fitchburg, Worcester County,
Mass., February 27, 1843; attended the common schools; engaged in
carpentry and contracting work until twenty-one years of age; moved
to Detroit, Mich., and engaged in the packing-house business; moved
to Hammond, Lake County, Ind., in 1876 and assisted in the
establishment of the dressed-beef industry; mayor of Hammond
1888-1893; president of the Commercial Bank of Hammond 1892-1907;
elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third Congress (March 4,
1893-March 3, 1895); was not a candidate for renomination in 1894;
resumed his former business pursuits; also engaged in the real
estate business and banking; member of the city council; appointed
by Governor Hanly a member of the metropolitan police board; died
in Hammond, Ind., September 21, 1909; interment in Oak Hill
Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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