Hampton, H. Duane (Harold Duane), 1932-

Harold Duane “Hamp” Hampton was born in North Park, Colorado on June 21, 1932. He attended the University of Colorado for his Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctorate degrees in history and achieved his doctorate in 1965. It was at the University of Colorado where he met his wife, Susie Galloway.

In 1964, H. Duane Hampton began his career as a professor as an instructor at Ohio State University. In 1965, Hampton and his wife moved to Missoula, Montana, where he had been offered a position as an assistant professor of history at the University of Montana. He became a full professor in 1973 and in 1981 he was named the A.B. Hammond Professor of Western History, a position he would hold until his retirement in 1992.

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