Life span: 11/15/1807 to 11/13/1864TabsLife SummaryFull name: James Henry HammondPlace of Birth: Newberry District, SCBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: SouthOrigins: Slave StateNo. of Siblings: 5No. of Spouses: 1No. of Children: 3Family: Elisha Hammond (father), Catherine Fox Spann (mother), Catherine Elizabeth Fitzsimmons (wife) Education: University of South CarolinaOccupation: PoliticianAttorney or JudgeFarmer or PlanterJournalistRelation to Slavery: SlaveholderPolitical Parties: DemocraticOther Affiliations: Fire-Eaters (Secessionists)Government: US SenateGovernor Events Date span begin Life span End Event 10/25/1860 10/25/1860 South Carolina's political leadership meets to decide on secession should Lincoln win the presidency 11/10/1860 11/10/1860 In Washington D.C., South Carolinian James Chesnut, Jr. becomes the first Southern senator to resign his seat 11/11/1860 11/11/1860 In Washington D.C., the second South Carolina senator, James Henry Hammond, resigns his seat Major TopicsSecession Documents Subject Docs Date Title 10/12/1857 New York Times, “South Carolina Senator,” October 12, 1857 Images James Henry Hammond, detail Bibliography
