John Hammill

John Hammill (October 14, 1875 – April 6, 1936) served three terms as the 24th governor of Iowa from 1925 to 1931.

Early life Hammill was born in Linden, Wisconsin to George and Mary (Brewer) Hammill. He earned a law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1897, and practiced law in Britt, Iowa.

During his tenure an office of superintendent of child welfare was created, resulting in "the most comprehensive recodification of the banking laws that Iowa has ever undertaken since banking was set up in this state." The Iowa Constitution required that only men could serve in the General Assembly. In 1926, this changed with a new constitutional amendment being added to the Iowa State Constitution that allowed women to be elected to the General Assembly. The amendment stated: Strike out the word male from Section four (4) of Article three (III) of said constitution, relating to the legislative department His wife, Fannie, died in December 1970 at age 92, in Britt, Iowa.