Joseph Hammons | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew Hampshire'sat-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833 | |
| Preceded by | Titus Brown |
| Succeeded by | Joseph M. Harper |
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| Born | (1787-03-03)March 3, 1787 |
| Died | March 29, 1836(1836-03-29) (aged 49) |
| Resting place | Hammons Family Cemetery Farmington, Strafford County New Hampshire,USA |
| Political party | Jacksonian |
| Occupation | Physician Politician |
Joseph Hammons (March 3, 1787 – March 29, 1836) was an American politician and aUnited States representative fromNew Hampshire.
Hammons was born inCornish,York County,Maine, and educated by private tutors and in the common schools. In addition, he studied medicine inOssipee,Carroll County,New Hampshire and commenced practice inFarmington,Strafford County,New Hampshire in 1817. He was the only physician in town for many years.[1]
Elected as aJacksonian to theTwenty-first andTwenty-second Congresses, Hammons served asUnited States Representative for the state of New Hampshire from (March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833).[2] After leaving Congress, he continued his practice and was postmaster atDover,Strafford County, New Hampshire from June 1833 until his death.[3]
Hammons died in Farmington, Strafford County, New Hampshire, on March 29, 1836 (age 49 years, 26 days). He isinterred at the Hammons Family Cemetery, Farmington, Strafford County, New Hampshire.
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