Percy V. Hammon Explained

Percy V. Hammon
State Assembly:	California
Term Start:	January 7, 1907
Term End:	January 2, 1911
Predecessor:	Henry E. Carter
Successor:	William A. Lamb
Office1:	Member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 2nd Ward
Term Start1:	December 8, 1904
Term End1:	December 13, 1906
Predecessor1:	Chauncey Fitch Skilling
Successor1:	Edward A. Clampitt
Office2:	Member of the Los Angeles Board of Education for the 2nd Ward
Term Start2:	December 5, 1902
Term End2:	December 8, 1904
Birth Date:	28 August 1873
Death Place:	Los Angeles, California
Children:	2
Spouse:	Mabel Hammon
Party:	Republican
Alma Mater:	Woodbury Business College (BBus) University of Southern California (LLB)

Percy Vernon Hammon (August 28, 1873 – October 4, 1958) was a politician who served in the California State Assembly from 1907 to 1913 and in the Los Angeles City Council for the 2nd Ward from 1904 to 1906.^[1] He also served as a Deputy City Attorney for 23 years.^[2]

Early life and career

Hammon was born on August 28, 1873, in a lob cabin in Spring Hill, Iowa, moving to Los Angeles in 1895 where he attended Woodbury Business College. In 1889, he was a clerk for Isidore B. Dockweiler, and from 1900 to 1904, was employed at the Title Guarantee & Trust Company.

Political career

In 1904, Hammon was elected to the Los Angeles City Council for the 2nd ward. Two years later, he was elected to the California State Assembly for the 75th district and was re-elected in 1908.^{[1] [3]} In 1907, after graduating from the University of Southern California, Hammon became a Deputy City Attorney under John D. Fredericks, resigning in 1915 to be in a private practice with W. Joseph Ford.^[4]

In 1920, it was believed that Hammon would become the county chairman for the California Republican Party.^[5] In 1929, he became a Deputy City Attorney again under Buron Fitts and was Fitts's legal adviser.^[6] In 1941, he was reassigned to Dockweiler, replacing William O. Russel.^[7] On July 20, 1943, Hammon retired from the post of Deputy City Attorney after 23 years.^{[6] [8]}

Personal life and death

On October 4, 1958, Hammon died in the Good Samaritan Hospital due to a heart ailment.^[9]

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: September 1, 1943 . Percy Hammon Paid Tribute . Los Angeles Times. .
2. Web site: August 30, 1943 . HOWSER STAFF TO GIVE HAMMON FAREWELL FETE . Los Angeles Times. .
3. Web site: October 23, 1908 . CHALLENGE TO PERCY HAMMON . Los Angeles Herald.
4. Web site: November 11, 1914 . FORD WILL JOIN RAMIN IN LAW PARTNERSHIP . Los Angeles Herald.
5. Web site: September 13, 1920 . Hammon Believed Slated for G.O.P. County Chainnan . Los Angeles Herald.
6. Web site: July 29, 1943 . Dep. Dist. Atty. Hammon Ends Long Service . Los Angeles Times. .
7. Web site: January 23, 1941 . Dockweiler Shifts Aides: Percy Hammon Heads Complaint Division and Deputies Reassigned . Los Angeles Times. .
8. Web site: July 28, 1943 . Hammon to Retire From D.A. Staff . Los Angeles Herald.
9. Web site: October 5, 1958 . Heart Ailment Fatal to Atty. Percy Hammon . Los Angeles Times. .