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Eli Shelby Hammond

Eli Shelby Hammond

Tennessee Western District Court

Born 1838 in Brandon, MS

Died 1904 in New York, NY

FJC ID: 962

Eli Shelby Hammond (April 1, 1838 – December 17, 1904) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Memphis, Tennessee
    1860–1861, 1868–1878
  2. Private practice, Ripley, Mississippi
    1859–1860, 1865–1868
  3. Confederate Army captain
    1861–1865

Appointments

  1. Tennessee Western District Court
    1878–1904 · Appointed by Rutherford B. Hayes (Republican)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. Cumberland School of Law
    1858
  2. Union University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
    1857