Joseph Hammons (March 3, 1787 – March 29, 1836) was an American politician and a

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from

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Early life

Hammons was born in Cornish, York County,

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, and educated by private tutors and in the common schools. In addition, he studied medicine in

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, Carroll County,

and commenced practice in

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, Strafford County,

in 1817. He was the only physician in town for many years.

Career

Elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses, Hammons served as

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for the state of New Hampshire from (March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833). After leaving Congress, he continued his practice and was postmaster at

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, Strafford County, New Hampshire from June 1833 until his death.

Death

Hammons died in Farmington, Strafford County, New Hampshire, on March 29, 1836 (age 49 years, 26 days). He is

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at the Hammons Family Cemetery, Farmington, Strafford County, New Hampshire.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hammons, Joseph 1787 births 1838 deaths People from Cornish, Maine Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives from New Hampshire People from Alstead, New Hampshire People from Farmington, New Hampshire 19th-century American politicians