Hammond, James Henry
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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HAMMOND, JAMES HENRY 1807 64, American statesman, b. Newberry co., S.C. A lawyer...Hammond was elected to the U.S. Senate and there, in reply to William Seward, made his famous "Cotton is King" speech. As the crisis approached...