Clackamas County OR Archives Biographies.....Hammond, William 1882 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ila Wakley iwakley@msn.com October 25, 2009, 6:12 pm Source: History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Vol. III, Published 1928, Pages 121-122 Author: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company On the list of Oregon City's professional men appears the name of William Hammond, a well known attorney, who has practiced here for a period of eighteen years, and owes his success to hard work and a natural talent for the vocation of his choice. He resides in Gladstone and has filled several public offices of importance. A native of Chicago, Illinois, he was born in 1882 and is a son of the Rev. Philip Kemp and Emily Mary (Ward) Hammond, who were married in that city. The mother was born in New York city and the father's birth occurred in London, England. About 1878, when a young man of nineteen, he came to the United States and studied theology in Chicago. He was ordained a minister of the Episcopal church and his first pastorate was at Henry, Illinois. The family came to Oregon City in September, 1898, and for nine years Rev. Hammond was rector of St. Paul's church. In 1907 he was called to Eugene, Oregon, where he was stationed until 1916, and with the exception of a year and a half, spent with his son William, has since resided in Ashland, this state. He is a scholarly gentleman and his efforts have been effective forces for good in every community in which he has labored. To Rev. and Mrs. Hammond were born four children, of whom William is the eldest. Philip Liddon was a second lieutenant in the United States Army during the World war and is now a successful attorney of Oregon City. Vincent Ward went to France with the American Expeditionary Force and remained abroad for eighteen months. He was graduated from the Y. M. C. A. Institute of Technology at Portland and is following the profession of an electrical engineer at Medford, Oregon. The only daughter, Emily Marguerite, is engaged in teaching at Medford but resides with her parents in Ashland. William Hammond obtained his early instruction in various cities in Illinois, and attended the public schools of Oregon City for a year. He was graduated from the Bishop Scott Academy at Portland in 1900 and for a year was a student at the University of Oregon. In 1906 he received the A. B. degree from Kenyon College at Gambier, Ohio, and then came to Oregon City, entering the law office of Judge H. E. Cross on January 15, 1907. He was admitted to the bar June 15, 1909, and in August, 1909, formed a partnership with Judge Cross. Later Mr. Hammond was associated with his brother, Philip L., but is now practicing alone, devoting the greater part of his attention to civil cases. He worked his way through college and is an earnest, discriminating student who never enters the courtroom without preparation as thorough as time and opportunity render possible. His arguments are clear and concise and he has won many verdicts favorable to the interests of his clients. He is accorded a liberal practice and has also become connected with financial affairs, acting as trust officer of the Bank of Oregon City. Mr. Hammond was married April 2, 1907, to Miss Marcelline Cross, a native of Gladstone, Oregon, and a daughter of Judge H. E. Cross, whose sketch is published elsewhere in this volume. Mr. and Mrs. Hammond have four children: William Harvey, who was born April 6, 1908, and is taking a course in the University of Oregon; Philip Kemp (II), who was born October 5, 1909, and is a member of the senior class of the Oregon City high school; John Hayne, who was born March 17, 1911, and is a junior in the Oregon City high school; and Marcelline Dorothy, who was born June 17, 1917, and is attending school in Gladstone, of which all of the children are natives. Mr. Hammond was the first recorder of Gladstone, also served in the capacities of treasurer, mayor and city attorney, and in all of these offices discharged his unties with characteristic efficiency and fidelity. Along fraternal lines he is identified with Chautauqua Lodge, No. 221, of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows; Willamette Valley Camp, No. 48, of the Woodmen of the World; Multnomah Lodge, No. 1, of the Masonic order, of which he was secretary for two years; and both he and his wife are members of Pioneer Chapter of the Eastern Star. They are affiliated with the Sandy Grange and Mrs. Hammond is president of the Parent-Teacher Association of Gladstone. Mr. Hammond also belongs to the Oregon Historical Society, the Chamber of Commerce and the Kiwanis Club of Oregon City, and the Gladstone Improvement Club. He is an ex-president of the Clackamas County Bar Association and also a member of the Oregon State and American Bar Associations. In a profession which requires close application and makes heavy demands upon the powers of comprehension and judgment he has attained an enviable position, and the stability and strength of his character have enabled him to win and retain the esteem of his fellowmen. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/clackamas/bios/hammond922gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 5.5 Kb