James Henry Hammond
Governor of South Carolina, South Carolina politician (1807-1864) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 56
James Henry Hammond was an American attorney, politician, and planter. He served as a United States representative from 1835 to 1836, the 60th governor of South Carolina from 1842 to 1844, and a United States senator from 1857 to 1860.
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A slave owner, Hammond was one of the most ardent supporters of slavery in the years before the American Civil War.
