James Henry Hammond (1807-64)

Birthplace

 Newberry District, SC

Occupation

 Teacher, lawyer, planter
Congressional Service House 1835-36

Senate 1857-61 (D-S.C.)

Newspaper
Columbia Southern Times, ca. 1830 (Nu.)

Federal appointments
none

Other offices
Governor of South Carolina, 1842-44

Notes
South Carolina College graduate, class of 1825 
Links
"Cotton is King" speech

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"The Tyranny of Printers": Newspaper Politics in the Early American Republic  
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