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Eli Shelby Hammond
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
Eli Shelby Hammond served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. Appointed by Rutherford B. Hayes and confirmed Jun 17, 1878.
- Appointed by
- Rutherford B. Hayes
- Confirmed
- Jun 17, 1878
- Born
- 1838
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of TennesseeRutherford B. Hayes · Jun 17, 1878 – Dec 17, 1904
Education
- Union University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee1857
- Cumberland School of Law1858
Career
Private practice, Ripley, Mississippi, 1859-1860, 1865-1868; Private practice, Memphis, Tennessee, 1860-1861, 1868-1878; Confederate Army captain, 1861-1865
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