Robert Hanna Hammond

Robert Hanna Hammond ( born April 28, 1791 in Milton, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, † June 2, 1847 on the high seas ) was an American politician. Between 1837 and 1841 he represented the State of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Robert Hammond attended the common schools and worked in the trade. He was a member of the state militia, reaching there the rank of brigadier general. In 1817 he became a lieutenant in the United States Army. After his voluntary retirement from the army he returned to Milton and was employed by the management at the local Northumberland County. Between 1833 and 1837 he was postmaster in Milton. Politically, he joined the Democratic Party.

In the congressional elections of 1836 Hammond was in the 16th electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Joseph Biles Anthony on March 4, 1837. After a re-election he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1841 two legislative sessions.

After his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Robert Hammond re-entered the U.S. Army. During the Mexican-American War, he was paymaster. He was wounded and taken on board a ship home. He died still on board on June 2, 1847 to his injuries and was buried in Milton.