Percy V. Hammon
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Preceded byHenry E. Carter
Succeeded byWilliam A. Lamb
Preceded byChauncey Fitch Skilling
Succeeded byEdward A. Clampitt
Percy V. Hammon | |
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 Hammon in 1935 | |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 75th district | |
| In office January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911 | |
| Preceded by | Henry E. Carter |
| Succeeded by | William A. Lamb |
| Member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 2nd Ward | |
| In office December 8, 1904 – December 13, 1906 | |
| Preceded by | Chauncey Fitch Skilling |
| Succeeded by | Edward A. Clampitt |
| Member of the Los Angeles Board of Education for the 2nd Ward | |
| In office December 5, 1902 – December 8, 1904 | |
| Preceded by | Chauncey Fitch Skilling |
| Succeeded by | Edward A. Clampitt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 28, 1873 |
| Died | October 4, 1958 (aged 85) Los Angeles, California |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Mabel Hammon |
| Children | 2 |
| 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]
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.[3] In 1889, he was a clerk for Isidore B. Dockweiler, and from 1900 to 1904, was employed at the Title Guarantee & Trust Company.
