Hammond, Eli Shelby, 1838-1904.

Graduate of Union University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 1857; Lebanon Law School, Tennessee, 1858. Admitted to the Mississippi bar, 1859. Private practice, Ripley, Mississippi, 1859-60. Private practice, Memphis, Tennessee, 1860-61. Captain, Army of the Confederate States of America, 1861-65. Private practice, Ripley, Mississippi, 1865-68 (Davis & Hammond). Private practice, Memphis, Tennessee, 1868-78 (Randolph & Hammond). Appointed to the federal bench by President Rutherford B. Hayes, June 15, 1878. Confirmed by the Senate and commissioned, June 17, 1878. Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, 1878-1904.

Eli Shelby Hammond

b. April [2]1, 1838 in Brandon, Mississippi.

d. December 17, 1904 in New York, New York of pneumonia while visiting his daughter.

Twice married, two children.

Graduate of Union University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 1857; Lebanon Law School, Tennessee, 1858.

Admitted to the Mississippi bar, 1859.

Private practice, Ripley, Mississippi, 1859-1860.

Private practice, Memphis, Tennessee, 1860-1861.

Captain, Army of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865.

Private practice, Ripley, Mississippi, 1865-1868 (Davis & Hammond).

Private practice, Memphis, Tennessee, 1868-1878 (Randolph & Hammond).

Appointed to the federal bench by President Rutherford B. Hayes, June 15, 1878.

Confirmed by the Senate and commissioned, June 17, 1878.

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, 1878-1904.