John Chester Hammond | |
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| Born | August 15, 1842
Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | April 21, 1926 (aged 83)
Northampton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | Amherst College |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer; Northwestern District Attorney, Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| Years active | 1868-1918 |
| Spouse | Eliza Brown (1842-1896) |
John Chester Hammond (August 15, 1842 - April 21, 1926) was a Northampton, Massachusetts, lawyer and later Northwestern District Attorney of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. [1] He employed recent Amherst College graduate (and later US President) Calvin Coolidge in his firm Hammond & Field in 1895. [2]
Coolidge said of Hammond in his 1929 autobiography, "He was a lawyer of great learning and wide business experience, with a remarkable ability in the preparation of pleadings and an insight that soon brought him to the crucial point of a case. He was massive and strong rather than elegant, and placed great stress on accuracy. He presented a cause in court with ability and skill." [3]
Hammond had served as President of Massachusetts Bar in 1913, and was Dean of the Hampshire County Bar for several years prior. [4] He died in the shingle-style Queen Anne home he had built in 1891, located in the now-named Elm Street Historic District of Northampton, Massachusetts. [5]
References
- ^ Public Documents of Massachusetts being the Annual Report of various Public Officers and Institutions 1896-1901
- ^ Calvin Coolidge Memorial Foundation Archived 2014-06-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge, 1929.
- ^ "John C Hammond, Dean of Bar in Hampshire, Dies," The Springfield Weekly Republican, April 22, 1926, p. 4
- ^ "J. C. Hammond of Northampton Dead". The Boston Globe. Northampton. April 22, 1926. p. 4. Retrieved January 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Hammond Family photograph, Private collection.