About William H. Hammett
Lived 1799 – 1861 (aged 62). William H. Hammett was an American politician.
William Henry Hammett (March 25, 1799 – July 9, 1861) was an American clergyman and politician who served one term as a U.S. representative from Mississippi from 1843 to 1845.
Biography Born in Dunmanway, County Cork, Ireland, Hammett studied theology. He was chaplain of the University of Virginia at Charlottesville 1832–1834 and of the Virginia House of delegates.
Congress Hammett was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845).
Death He died July 9, 1861, in Washington County, Mississippi at the age of 62.
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American politician (1799-1861)
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