Background
Hammond, John Dennis was born on May 12, 1850 in at Franklin Georgia. Son of Judge Dennis F. and Adeline E. (Robinson) Hammond.
Hammond, John Dennis was born on May 12, 1850 in at Franklin Georgia. Son of Judge Dennis F. and Adeline E. (Robinson) Hammond.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Georgia, 1870. Bachelor of Divinity, Drew Theological Seminary, 1875. (Doctor of Divinity, Central College, Missouri, 1886).
Ordained Methodist Episcopal Church, South ministry, 1875. Pastor Dahlonega, Athens, Forsyth and Milledgeville, and filled position of presiding elder in Georgia, to 1885. Pastor First Church, St. Louis, 1885-1886.
President Central College, Fayette, Missouri, 1888-1896, Wesleyan College, Macon, Georgia, 1897-1898. Secretary of education Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1898-1911. President Paine College (colored), Augusta, Georgia, 1911-1915.
Pastor First Church, Dalton, Georgia, 1915-1919, Madison, Georgia, since 1919. Editor The New Century Education, public for 2 years while raising “thank offering fund” of $1,500,000 for educational purposes, Protestant chs. Life member American Bible Society Address: Madison, Georgia.
Member American Bible Society Address: Madison, Ga.
Married Lily Hardy, September 10, 1879.