Eli Shelby Hammond

Personal

Birthday: 
4/1/1838
Birthplace: 
Brandon, MS
Date of Death: 
12/17/1904
Place of Death: 
New York, NY
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Private practice, Ripley, Mississippi, 1859-1860, 1865-1868
Private practice, Memphis, Tennessee, 1860-1861, 1868-1878
Confederate Army captain, 1861-1865

Education

Name of School: 
Union University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Degree Year: 
1857
Name of School - Second: 

Cumberland School of Law, Samford University

The mission of the Cumberland School of Law is to educate a diverse community of students with knowledge and practical skills, equipping them to become highly competent, ethical lawyers committed to professionalism and public service.

Degree Year - Second: 
1858

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee
Court Name: 

Tennessee Western District Court

President Nominating: 
Rutherford B. Hayes
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
06/17/1878
Termination Date: 
12/17/1904
Termination Reason: 
Death