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WILLIAM HAMMOND

     On the list of Oregon City's professional men appears the name of William
Hammond, a well known attorney, who has practiced here for a period of eighteen
years, and owes his success to hard work and a natural talent for the vocation
of his choice. He resides in Gladstone and has filled several public offices of
importance. A native of Chicago, Illinois, he was born in 1882 and is a son of
the Rev. Philip Kemp and Emily Mary (Ward) Hammond, who were married in that
city. The mother was born in New York city and the father's birth occurred in
London, England. About 1878, when a young man of nineteen, he came to the United
States and studied theology in Chicago. He was ordained a minister of the
Episcopal church and his first pastorate was at Henry, Illinois. The family came
to Oregon City in September, 1898, and for nine years Rev. Hammond was rector of
St. Paul's church. In 1907 he was called to Eugene, Oregon, where he was
stationed until 1916, and with the exception of a year and a half, spent with
his son William, has since resided in Ashland, this state. He is a scholarly
gentleman and his efforts have been effective forces for good in every community
in which he has labored. To Rev. and Mrs. Hammond were born four children, of
whom William is the eldest. Philip Liddon was a second lieutenant in the United
States Army during the World war and is now a successful attorney of Oregon
City. Vincent Ward went to France with the American Expeditionary Force and
remained abroad for eighteen months. He was graduated from the Y. M. C. A.
Institute of Technology at Portland and is following the profession of an
electrical engineer at Medford, Oregon. The only daughter, Emily Marguerite, is
engaged in teaching at Medford but resides with her parents in Ashland.
     William Hammond obtained his early instruction in various cities in
Illinois, and attended the public schools of Oregon City for a year. He was
graduated from the Bishop Scott Academy at Portland in 1900 and for a year was a
student at the University of Oregon. In 1906 he received the A. B. degree from
Kenyon College at Gambier, Ohio, and then came to Oregon City, entering the law
office of Judge H. E. Cross on January 15, 1907. 'He was admitted to the bar
June 15, 1909, and in August, 1909, formed a partnership with Judge Cross. Later
Mr. Hammond was associated with his brother, Philip L., but is now practicing
alone, devoting the greater part of his attention to civil cases. He worked his
way through college and is an earnest, discriminating student who never enters
the courtroom without preparation as thorough as time and opportunity render
possible. His arguments are clear and concise and he has won many verdicts
favorable to the interests of his clients. He is accorded a liberal practice and
has also become connected with financial affairs, acting as trust officer of the
Bank of Oregon City.
     Mr. Hammond was married April 2, 1907, to Miss Marcelline Cross, a native
of Gladstone, Oregon, and a daughter of Judge H. E. Cross, whose sketch is
published elsewhere in this volume. Mr. and Mrs. Hammond have four children:
William Harvey, who was born April 6, 1908, and is taking: a course in the
University of Oregon; Philip Kemp (II), who was born October 5, 1909, and is a
member of the senior class of the Oregon City high school; John Hayne, who was
born March 17, 1911, and is a junior in the Oregon City high school; and
Marcelline Dorothy, who was born June 17, 1917, and is attending school in
Gladstone, of which all of the children are natives.
     Mr. Hammond was the first recorder of Gladstone, also served in the
capacities of treasurer, mayor and city attorney, and in all of these offices
discharged his duties with characteristic efficiency and fidelity. Along
fraternal lines he is identified with Chautauqua Lodge, No. 221, of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows; Willamette Valley Camp, No. 48, of the Woodmen
of the World; Multnomah Lodge, No. 1, of the Masonic order, of which he was
secretary for two years; and both he and his wife are members of Pioneer Chapter
of the Eastern Star. They are affiliated with the Sandy Grange and Mrs. Hammond
is president of the Parent-Teacher Association of Gladstone. Mr. Hammond also
belongs to the Oregon Historical Society, the Chamber of Commerce and the
Kiwanis Club of Oregon City, and the Gladstone Improvement Club. He is an
ex-president of the Clackamas County Bar Association and also a member of the
Oregon State and American Bar Associations. In a profession which requires close
application and makes heavy demands upon the powers of comprehension and
judgment he has attained an enviable position, and the stability and strength of
his character have enabled him to win and retain the esteem of his fellowmen.
 
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