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Hammond, James Henry

lawyer, journalist, governor, United States senator, author, was born Nov. 15, 1807, in Newbury district, S. C. He served his native state in congress from 1835 to 1837.

In 1841 he was appointed a general of militia; and in 1842 was elected governor of South Carolina. In 1857 he was elected to the United States senate to fill a vacancy.

He originated the expression Cotton is King. He was the author of The Pro-Slavery Argument. He died Nov. 13, 1864.