William H. Hammett
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William Henry Hammett (March 25, 1799 – July 9, 1861) was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.
Born in Don Manway, County Cork, Ireland, Hammett studied theology. Chaplain of the University of Virginia at Charlottesville 1832–1834 and of the State house of delegates. He moved to Princeton, Mississippi.
Hammett was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845). He died July 9, 1861, in Washington County, Mississippi.
References
- United States Congress. "William H. Hammett (id: H000125)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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- 1799 births
- 1861 deaths
- Chaplains of the United States House of Representatives
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Mississippi
- Mississippi Democrats
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- Irish emigrants to the United States (before 1923)
- 19th-century American politicians