Hamilton Henderson Chalmers

Hamilton Henderson Chalmers (1833 – January 4, 1885)[1] was a justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1876 until his death in 1885.

[2] He was chief justice from 1881 to 1882.

[2] Born in Halifax County, Virginia, Chalmers graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1853, and entered the practice of law in DeSoto County, Mississippi.

[1] Chalmers was appointed to the supreme court in 1876 and reappointed at the end of his term.

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