About Peter Francis Hammond
Lived 1887 – 1971 (aged 83). Peter Francis Hammond was an American politician.
Peter Francis Hammond (June 30, 1887 – April 2, 1971) was a politician and member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio for two months from November 1936 to January 1937.
Biography Born in Lancaster, Ohio, he attended a private Catholic high school and entered college in Columbus, Ohio at Josephinum College.
A tailor by trade, he opened his own clothing store in 1913.
Congress On November 3, 1936, Hammond was victorious in a special election to fill the remaining term of Mell G. Underwood. He served as a Democrat for several months, but did not run in the election held the same day for the following term.
Later career After leaving Congress, he briefly returned to his store, before becoming postmaster of Lancaster, Ohio in 1938. He retired from this position in 1954.
Death and burial He died in Lancaster on April 2, 1971 at the age of 83.
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American politician (1887–1971)
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Peter Francis Hammond was born on 30 June 1887 in Lancaster.
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