Winfield Scott Hammond
Winfield Scott Hammond | |
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| 18th Governor of Minnesota | |
| In office January 5, 1915 – December 30, 1915 | |
| Lieutenant | Joseph A. A. Burnquist |
| Preceded by | Adolph Olson Eberhart |
| Succeeded by | Joseph A. A. Burnquist |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1907 – January 6, 1915 | |
| Preceded by | James McCleary |
| Succeeded by | Franklin Ellsworth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 17, 1863 Southborough, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | December 30, 1915 (aged 52) Clinton, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Educator, politician |
Winfield Scott Hammond (November 17, 1863 – December 30, 1915) was an American politician. He was a member of the
Biography
Hammond was born in 1863 in
Minnesota's eighteenth governor had little time to effect significant change before he died in office. Had he lived longer, perhaps Hammond would have realized his ambitious plans to reorganize state government by minimizing bureaucracy and eliminating waste to make Minnesota's wheels turn more efficiently. Instead, his most notable legislation was the "county option bill," a restriction on liquor sales that pleased prohibition advocates.
An inscription under Hammond's bust in the capitol describes him as "a scholar in politics". He earned bachelor's and master's degrees from
A staunch Democrat in a Republican community, he lost his first bid for Congress in 1892, but perseverance and bipartisan support eventually brought him a congressional seat 14 years later. He interrupted his fourth consecutive term to leave Washington and run for governor.
Hammond had been in office only eight months when he suffered
References
- ISBN 9780930466008.
- ^ Ostermeier, Eric (December 6, 2013). "Can Dayton Catch Lightning in a Bottle Twice?". Smart Politics.
- ^ "Minnesota Governor Dead". Sioux City Journal. Clinton, Louisiana. December 31, 1915. p. 2. Retrieved March 2, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- Biographical information and his gubernatorial records are available for research use at the Minnesota Historical Society.
- United States Congress. "Winfield Scott Hammond (id: H000135)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
