Charles P. Hammock
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 196th district
In office
January 2, 1973 – November 30, 1976
Preceded byMitchell Melton
Succeeded byRuth Harper
Personal details
Born(1941-08-24)August 24, 1941
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedFebruary 15, 2014(2014-02-15) (aged 72)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Political partyDemocratic

Charles Paul Hammock (August 24, 1941 – February 15, 2014) was a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[1][2]

Biography

Hammock was also active in the Black Catholic Movement and served for a time as president of the board of directors for the National Office for Black Catholics.[3] He was one of five African-American Catholics to take their grievances against US Catholic racism to the Vatican in a bid to meet with Pope Paul VI. Their efforts were ultimately unsuccessful.[4]

Hammock graduated from Roman Catholic High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He then received his bachelor's degree in economics from Villanova University.

Death

He died on February 15, 2014.[5]

References

  1. ↑ McKinney, M.; Pennsylvania. General Assembly. Black Caucus (2001). Black Legislators in Pennsylvania's History 1911-2001. Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
  2. ↑ Cox, Harold. "House Members H". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  3. ↑ Williams, Shannen Dee (2022-03-21). Subversive Habits. Duke University Press. doi:10.2307/j.ctv2b8rw51. ISBN 978-1-4780-2281-7.
  4. ↑ Dugan, George (1971-10-02). "Five Black American Catholics Will Take Grievances to Pope". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  5. ↑ Ayana Jones. "Charles P. Hammock, 72, Former State Rep". The Philadelphia Tribune. Archived from the original on 2014-02-28.
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