Hammond, Indiana

Hammond is a city located in Lake County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 83,048.

City Government

The Mayor is Thomas McDermott Junior. He is the son of former mayor Thomas McDermott Senior.

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Past Mayors

• 1884 to 1888 Marcus Towle - Republican
• 1888 to 1893 Thomas Hammond - Democrat
• 1893 to 1894 Patrick Reilly - Democrat
• 1894 to 1898 Fred R. Mott - Republican
• 1898 to 1902 Patrick Reilly - Democrat
• 1902 to 1904 Armanis F. Knotts - Republican
• 1904 to 1911 Lawrence Becker - Democrat
• 1911 to 1918 John D. Smalley - Democrat
• 1918 to 1925 Daniel Brown - Republican
• 1925 to 1930 Adrian E. Tinkham - Republican
• 1930 to 1935 Charles O. Schonert - Republican
• 1935 to 1942 Frank Martin - Democrat
• 1942 to 1948 G. Bertram Smith - Democrat
• 1948 to 1956 Vernon C. Anderson - Republican
• 1956 to 1968 Edward Dowling - Democrat
• 1968 to 1976 Joseph Klen - Democrat
• 1976 to 1984 Edward J. Raskosky - Democrat
• 1984 to 1992 Thomas M. McDermott - Republican
• 1992 to 2004 Duane W. Dedelow Jr. - Republican
• 2004 to Date Thomas M. McDermott Jr. - Democrat