John Wilkes Hammond
John Wilkes Hammond | |
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Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
Died | March 26, 1922 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 58)
Alma mater | Tufts College |
Known for | Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Clara Ellen Tweed (1866–1902; her death) |
Children | 3 (Franklin Tweed; Clara Maria; John Wilkes III) |
Parent(s) | Maria Louise (Southwick) and John Wilkes Hammond Sr. |
John Wilkes Hammond (December 16, 1837 – March 26, 1922) was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court from 1898 to 1914.
Early life
Hammond was born to Maria Louise (Southwick) and John Wilkes Hammond Sr. in
Legal career
In the fall of 1864, Hammond began studying law in the office of Sweetser & Gardner. He attended Harvard Law School for a year, earning a LL.B in 1865,[4] and was admitted to the bar in 1866. He opened a practice in Cambridge, Massachusetts and served on the city's common council and school committee. He represented the 7th Middlesex district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1872 to 1873 and from 1873 to 1886 was Cambridge's city solicitor.[1] From 1879 to 1880 he also served as district attorney for Middlesex County, Massachusetts.[2]
On March 10, 1886, he was appointed to the Massachusetts Superior Court. On September 7, 1898, he was elevated to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court by Governor Roger Wolcott. He resigned from the bench on December 1, 1914, and died on March 26, 1922, after several years of illness.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Former Justice Hammond Dead". The Boston Globe. March 27, 1922.
- ^ a b Conklin, Edwin P. (1927). Middlesex County and Its People. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 190. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Tweed, Benjamin Franklin". Tufts Archival Research Center. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- JSTOR 20022989.