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Caption: James H. Hammond
1807-1864
Additional Description: U.S. House of Rep S.C. 1835–1836
Gov of S.C. 1842–1844
U.S. Sen from S.C. 1857–1860
It was Hammond who popularized the phrase that "Cotton is King" in an 1858 speech to the Senate.
Submitted: March 15, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
Database Locator Identification Number: p56005
File Size: 0.032 Megabytes

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