WINFIELD SCOTT HAMMOND
Hammond,
Winfield Scott (1863-1915), a Representative from Minnesota; born in Southboro, Worcester County, Mass., November
17, 1863; attended the public schools; was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1884; moved to Minnesota
and settled in Madelia, Watonwan County; principal in the public schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar in
1891 and commenced practice in St. James, Minn.; prosecuting attorney of Watonwan County, Minn., 1895 and 1896 and
again from 1900 to 1905; member of the State board of normal school directors, 1896-1900; elected as a Democrat to
the Sixtieth and to the three succeeding Congresses and served until his resignation on January 6, 1915 (March 4,
1907-January 6, 1915); was not a candidate for reelection to the Sixty-fourth Congress in 1914; Governor of
Minnesota, January 5, 1915-December 30, 1915; died on December 30, 1915, while on a visit to Clinton, La.; interment
in Mount Hope Cemetery, St. James, Minn.
Father's name: John
Father's birthplace: N. H.
Mother's name: Ellen
Mother's birthplace: Eng.
Sources:
U.S. Federal Census The Political Graveyard
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