James Thaddeus Hammond (born December 11, 1856 – October 9, 1942
) was the first
Secretary of State of Utah.
Hammond was born in
Farmington
Farmington may refer to:
Places Canada
*Farmington, British Columbia
*Farmington, Nova Scotia (disambiguation)
United States
* Farmington, Arkansas
*Farmington, California
* Farmington, Connecticut
*Farmington, Delaware
* Farmington, Georgia
...
,
Utah Territory, in 1856. He was baptized as a member of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1864. From 1881 to 1882 he served as a
Mormon missionary
Missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church)—widely known as Mormon missionaries—are volunteer representatives of the church who engage variously in proselytizing, church service, humanitarian aid, and commu ...
in the Southern States
Mission. He was a lawyer and also involved in business. In 1884 and 1886 he served in the Utah Territorial Senate. In 1895, he was elected Secretary of State and was reelected in 1900.
Sources
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Andrew Jenson
Andrew Jenson, born Anders Jensen, (December 11, 1850 – November 18, 1941) was a Danish immigrant to the United States who acted as an Assistant Church Historian of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) for much of the ea ...
. ''
Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia''. Vol. 1, p. 723.
References
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1856 births
1942 deaths
Latter Day Saints from Utah
Members of the Utah Territorial Legislature
19th-century American politicians
19th-century Mormon missionaries
American Mormon missionaries in the United States
Secretaries of State of Utah
People from Farmington, Utah