John C. Hammond

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John Chester Hammond
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Born (1842-08-15)August 15, 1842
Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S.
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Northampton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Education Amherst College
Occupation Lawyer; Northwestern District Attorney, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Years active 1868-1918
Spouse(s) Eliza Brown (1842-1896)

John Chester Hammond ((1842-08-15)August 15, 1842 - April 21, 1926(1926-04-21)) was a Northampton, Massachusetts, lawyer and later Northwestern District Attorney of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.[1] He employed recent Amherst College graduate (and later US President) Calvin Coolidge in his firm Hammond & Field in 1895.[2]

Coolidge said of Hammond in his 1929 autobiography, "He was a lawyer of great learning and wide business experience, with a remarkable ability in the preparation of pleadings and an insight that soon brought him to the crucial point of a case. He was massive and strong rather than elegant, and placed great stress on accuracy. He presented a cause in court with ability and skill."[3]

Hammond had served as President of Massachusetts Bar in 1913, and was Dean of the Hampshire County Bar for several years prior.[4] He died in the shingle-style Queen Anne home he had built in 1891, located in the now-named Elm Street Historic District of Northampton, Massachusetts.[5]

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222 Elm Street, Queen Anne style home of John C. Hammond built 1891[6]
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From left to right: Henry P. Field, Calvin Coolidge, John C. Hammond at Amherst College reunion[6]

References

  1. ↑ Public Documents of Massachusetts being the Annual Report of various Public Officers and Institutions 1896-1901
  2. ↑ Calvin Coolidge Memorial Foundation Archived 2014-06-03 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge, 1929.
  4. ↑ "John C Hammond, Dean of Bar in Hampshire, Dies," The Springfield Weekly Republican, April 22, 1926, p. 4
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Hammond Family photograph, Private collection.
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