Nathaniel J. Hammond

Nathaniel Job Hammond (December 26, 1833 – April 20, 1899) was a jurist and politician from the American state of Georgia.

A Democrat, Hammond was the Attorney General of Georgia from 1872 to 1877, before serving in the United States House of Representatives from 1879 to 1887.

He was admitted to the state bar the next year and began practicing law in Atlanta, Georgia in partnership with his father.

Hammond also served as a trustee of the University of Georgia beginning in 1871 and remained on the board until his death in 1899.

[1] In 1878, Hammond won election to the United States House of Representatives and was re-elected for three more terms (1880, 1882, and 1884) before losing his seat in 1886 to John D. Stewart.