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Dennis Hammond

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Dennis F. Hammond
18th Mayor of Atlanta
In office
1871–1872
Preceded byWilliam Ezzard
Succeeded byJohn H. James
Personal details
Born
Dennis Fletcher Hammond

(1819-12-15)December 15, 1819
Edgefield County, South Carolina, U.S.
DiedOctober 31, 1891(1891-10-31) (aged 71)
Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Political partyRepublican

Dennis Fletcher Hammond (December 15, 1819 – October 31, 1891) was the 18th mayor of the American city of Atlanta, Georgia. He was in office from 1871 to 1872.

Early life and education

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Hammond was born in the Edgefield District of South Carolina.

Career

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He moved to Georgia where he was a lawyer and, from 1855 to 1861, judge in the superior court Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit.

In Atlanta after the American Civil War, he was politically influenced by William Markham and became a Radical Republican supporting black suffrage.

When Markham refused to run for mayor, Hammond did and was able to briefly unite working-class whites to win the office. This was the last-gasp of Republican power in Reconstruction-era Atlanta.

The Hammond administration was known for its commitment to law enforcement, including enforcement of the Sunday liquor laws.[1]

Personal life and death

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After serving one term as mayor, he moved to Orlando, Florida, in 1880.. He died there a decade later.

References

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  1. ^ "Atlanta's Living Mayors – Some of the gentlemen who held that position". The Atlanta Constitution. December 1, 1869. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
Preceded by Mayor of Atlanta
1871–1872
Succeeded by