Charles Hammock Explained

Charles P. Hammock
State House:	Pennsylvania
District:	196th
Term Start:	January 2, 1973
Term End:	November 30, 1976
Predecessor:	Mitchell Melton
Successor:	Ruth Harper
Birth Date:	24 August 1941
Birth Place:	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Death Place:	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Party:	Democratic

Charles Paul Hammock (August 24, 1941 – February 15, 2014) was a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Hammock was also active in the Black Catholic Movement and served for a time as president of the board of directors for the National Office for Black Catholics.^[3] He was one of five African-American Catholics to take their grievances against US Catholic racism to the Vatican in a bid to meet with Pope Paul VI. Their efforts were ultimately unsuccessful.^[4]

Hammock graduated from Roman Catholic High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He then received his bachelor's degree in economics from Villanova University.

Death

He died on February 15, 2014.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Book: Black Legislators in Pennsylvania's History 1911-2001 . McKinney, M. . Pennsylvania. General Assembly. Black Caucus . 2001 . Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus . 2015-08-04.
2. Web site: Cox . Harold . House Members H . Wilkes University . Wilkes University Election Statistics Project.
3. Book: Williams, Shannen Dee . Subversive Habits . 2022-03-21 . Duke University Press . 10.2307/j.ctv2b8rw51 . 978-1-4780-2281-7.
4. News: Dugan . George . 1971-10-02 . Five Black American Catholics Will Take Grievances to Pope . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-09-06 . 0362-4331.
5. News: Ayana Jones . Charles P. Hammock, 72, Former State Rep. . The Philadelphia Tribune . https://archive.today/20140228144055/http://www.phillytrib.com/obit-pages/charles-p-hammock,-72,-former-state-rep.html . 2014-02-28 .