. Scannell's New Jersey first citizens : biographies and portraits of the notable living men and women of New Jersey with informing glimpses into the state's history and affairs. s first nommation for the Assembly was given to him bythe Democratic County Convention of 1901 and he served in the Housesof 1902-1903-1904-1905. At that time the question of the equal taxationof railroads with individual property owners was the topic of the hour,and Assemblyman Hamill took a showy part in the debates. In 1906 AllanL. McDermott, who had represented the district in the three prior Con-gresses, declined


. Scannell's New Jersey first citizens : biographies and portraits of the notable living men and women of New Jersey with informing glimpses into the state's history and affairs. s first nommation for the Assembly was given to him bythe Democratic County Convention of 1901 and he served in the Housesof 1902-1903-1904-1905. At that time the question of the equal taxationof railroads with individual property owners was the topic of the hour,and Assemblyman Hamill took a showy part in the debates. In 1906 AllanL. McDermott, who had represented the district in the three prior Con-gresses, declined to stand for re-election, and Assemblyman Hamill wasgiven the nomination. The democratic majority of the covuity made thenomination as good as an election and he has been re-elected at every cam-paign since. OGDEN HAGGERTY HAMMOND—Bernardsville. — at Louisville, Ky., October lo, 1869; son of John Henry andSophia Vernon (Wolfe) Hammond; married at Hoboken, April 8, 1907, to Mary PictonStevens, daughter ofJohn and Mary (McGuire) Stevens. Children: Mary Ste-vens, born May 22,1908; Millicent Vernon,born Feb. , 1910;Ogden H., Jr., bornSept. 17th, Ogden H. Hammond isVice President of the Ho-boken Land & ImprovementCompany. His wife was ofthe Stevens family of Cas-tle Point. He has alwaysevinced a warm interest inpublic affairs. He residedbefore coming to New Jer-sey at St. Paul, Minnesotaand Superior, Wis. In Su-perior he was for two yearsa member of the Board ofAldermen, chairman of its finance Committee; and for three years FirstLieutenant of Co. I Third Regiment, Wisconsin National Guard. Hardenbergli 229 Mr. Hammond is of Scotch-Irish descent on his fatliers side and ofEnglish and French admixture on his mothers. He was educated at ExeterAcademy whence in 1889 lie entered Yale, graduating with the class of1893. Upon coming to New Jersey — in 1907 — he removed, immediatelyafter his marriage to Miss Stevens, to Bernardsville. He was soon made ame


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