Thomas Hammond (February 27, 1843 – September 21, 1909) was an American businessman and politician who served two terms as aU.S. Representative fromIndiana from 1893 to 1895,

Born inFitchburg, Massachusetts, Hammond attended the common schools.He engaged in carpentry and contracting work until twenty-one years of age.He moved toDetroit,Michigan, and engaged in the packing-house business.He moved toHammond, Indiana, in 1876 and assisted in the establishment of the dressed-beef industry.Specifically, he managed thetripe operation at the State Line Slaughterhouse, anabattoir on the south banks of theGrand Calumet River.This meat packing operation was co-founded by his brother, George H. Hammond.The tripe subsector of themeat-packing industry was a new development at this time.

He served as an original member of the Hammond City Council.He then served as the second mayor of Hammond 1888–1893.Marcus M. Towle Sr., his brother's former business partner and Hammond's first mayor, was the man Hammond defeated in the 1888 mayoral election.It was under his mayorship the city's first proper municipal water system was implemented.At the time, Hammond was still dependent on less-than-desirable artesian water sources.

Hammond was elected as aDemocrat to theFifty-third Congress (March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895).He earned the nickname "Honest Tom" during his political career.He was not a candidate for renomination in 1894.

He resumed his former business pursuits.He also engaged in the real estate business and banking.He served as president of the Commercial Bank of Hammond 1892–1907.He was appointed by Governor Hanly a member of the Metropolitan Police Board.

He died inHammond, Indiana, September 21, 1909.He was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery.

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