List of United States Political Families (H) - The Hammonds, Hamptons and Prestons

The Hammonds, Hamptons and Prestons

• Wade Hampton I (1752–1835), member of the Virginia Legislature 1782–1792, U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1795–1797 1803–1805. Father-in-law of James Henry Hammond and John S. Preston.
  • James Henry Hammond (1807–1864), U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1835–1836, Governor of South Carolina 1842–1844, U.S. Senator from South Carolina 1857–1860. Son-in-law of Wade Hampton I.
  • John S. Preston (1809–1881), delegate to the Democratic National Convention 1860. Son-in-law of Wade Hampton I.
    • Wade Hampton III (1818–1902), South Carolina State Senator 1858, candidate for Governor of South Carolina 1865, Governor of South Carolina 1876–1879, U.S. Senator from South Carolina 1879–1891. Grandson of Wade Hampton I.

NOTE: Wade Hampton III was also son-in-law of U.S. Senator George McDuffie and U.S. Representative Francis Preston and brother-in-law of U.S. Senator William Campbell Preston.