Hamilton Henderson Chalmers

Hamilton Henderson Chalmers (1833 – January 4, 1885)^[1] was a justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1876 until his death in 1885.^[2] He was chief justice from 1881 to 1882.^[2]

Born in Halifax County, Virginia, Chalmers graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1853, and entered the practice of law in DeSoto County, Mississippi.^[1]

Chalmers was appointed to the supreme court in 1876 and reappointed at the end of his term. He died in 1885.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Thomas H. Somerville, "A Sketch of the Supreme Court of Mississippi", in Horace W. Fuller, ed., The Green Bag, Vol. XI (1899), p. 513.
^ ^a ^b Leslie Southwick, Mississippi Supreme Court Elections: A Historical Perspective 1916-1996, 18 Miss. C. L. Rev. 115 (1997-1998).

Political offices
Preceded by Ephraim G. Peyton	Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi 1876–1885	Succeeded by James M. Arnold

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[Green_Bag-1] Thomas H. Somerville, "A Sketch of the Supreme Court of Mississippi", in Horace W. Fuller, ed., The Green Bag, Vol. XI (1899), p. 513.

[Southwick-2] Leslie Southwick, Mississippi Supreme Court Elections: A Historical Perspective 1916-1996, 18 Miss. C. L. Rev. 115 (1997-1998).

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