Summary
Joseph Hammons (March 3, 1787 – March 29, 1836) was an American politician and a United States representative from New Hampshire.
Joseph Hammons | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's At-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833 | |
| Preceded by | Titus Brown |
| Succeeded by | Joseph M. Harper |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 3, 1787 Alstead, Cheshire County New Hampshire, USA |
| Died | March 29, 1836 (aged 49) Farmington, Strafford County New Hampshire, USA |
| Resting place | Hammons Family Cemetery Farmington, Strafford County New Hampshire, USA |
| Political party | Jacksonian |
| Occupation | Physician Politician |
Early life edit
Hammons was born in Cornish, York County, Maine, and educated by private tutors and in the common schools. In addition, he studied medicine in Ossipee, Carroll County, New Hampshire and commenced practice in Farmington, Strafford County, New Hampshire in 1817. He was the only physician in town for many years.[1]
Career edit
Elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses, Hammons served as United States Representative for the state of New Hampshire from (March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833).[2] After leaving Congress, he continued his practice and was postmaster at Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire from June 1833 until his death.[3]
Death edit
Hammons died in Farmington, Strafford County, New Hampshire, on March 29, 1836 (age 49 years, 26 days). He is interred at the Hammons Family Cemetery, Farmington, Strafford County, New Hampshire.
References edit
- ^ Davis, Bryant, Lawton, B. V., A. J., P. L. (1908). The Town Register Farmington, Milton, Wakefield, Middleton, Brookfield, 1907-8 Mitchell's Town Registers. Mitchell-Cony Company, 1908. p. 38. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ New-Hampshire Medical Society (1879). Transactions of the New Hampshire Medical Society ... 1879 New-Hampshire Medical Society. p. 91. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ Sprague, John Francis (1922). Sprague's Journal of Maine History, Volumes 9-10. John Francis Sprague, 1922. p. 151. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
External links edit
- United States Congress. "Joseph Hammons (id: H000137)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.