Winfield Scott Hammond
Winfield Scott Hammond (
November 17,
1863 to
December 30,
1915) was an
American politican.He was a
Democrat. He served from
Minnesota in the
US House of Representatives from
March 4,
1907 to
January 6,
1915 . He was the 18th
Governor of Minnesota from
January 5,
1915 until his death
December 30,
1915. He was the second governor of Minnesota to die in office.
Joseph Alfred Arner Burnquist succeeded to the governorship to fill the vacancy left by Hammond's death.