James Henry Hammond
November 15, 1809 - November 13, 1864
In addition to serving in the U.S. Congress and Senate, Hammond was a very successful planter and agricultural entrepreneur. He coined the phrase "Cotton is King" while in the Senate. "Redcliffe", his plantation home at Beech Island, is now a state park.
Marker is on Peachtree Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
