Eli Shelby Hammond

Biography of Eli Shelby Hammond

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Hammond
• First Name: Eli
• Middle Name: Shelby
• Date of Birth: April , 1 , 1838
• Place of Birth (POB): Brandon , Mississippi (US-MS, MS, 28, MI, Miss.)
• Date of Death: December , 17 , 1904
• Place of Death (POD): New York , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Eli Shelby Hammond Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Western District of Tennessee
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Rutherford B. Hayes ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 06/15/1878
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 20 Stat. 132
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 06/15/1878
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 06/17/1878
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 06/17/1878
• Commission Date: 06/17/1878
• Date of Termination: 12/17/1904
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Eli Shelby Hammond in the Law School

• Name of School: Union University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
• Law Degree Year: 1857

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Cumberland School of Law
• Law Degree Year: 1858

Eli Shelby Hammond Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Ripley, Mississippi, 1859-1860, 1865-1868
• Private practice, Memphis, Tennessee, 1860-1861, 1868-1878
• Confederate Army captain, 1861-1865

Resources

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