James Bartlett Hammond (April 23, 1839 – January 27, 1913) was an American journalist, inventor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist.

[1] Turning his attention to mechanical improvements, in 1880 he invented one of the first typewriting machines that was built on scientific principles and with a true alignment.

[2]The Hammond Typewriter won for its inventor the Elliott Cresson Medal in 1890.

[3] Hammond married Jeannette Maxwell on September 15, 1897 in Boston.

[4] He was estranged from his wife at the time of his death, and his will left his patents to Manhattan's Metropolitan Museum of Art.