THOMAS HAMMOND

Hammond, Thomas (1843-1909), 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, Lake County, Ind., September 21, 1909; interment in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Parents: John Hammond, Sarah Houston
Spouse: Helen Elizabeth Potter
Born: 8 Oct 1847 in Leominster, Worcester, Massachusetts
Died: 3 Aug 1916 in Hammond, Lake, Indiana
Marriage: 31 Oct 1866 in Leominster, Lake, Massachusetts
Children Sex Birth
Elizabeth Hammond F 4 Dec 1869
Lizzie Hammond F 4 Dec 1869
Carrie Hammond F 11 Feb 1872 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Walter Hammond M 27 Oct 1873 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Frank Hammond M 15 May 1875 in Hammond, Lake, Indiana
Edith Helen Hammond F 8 Dec 1878 in Warwick Township, Lambton, Ontario, Canada

Sources:
United States Federal Census
Vital Records
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell