Henry Pinckney Hammett was an American industrialist and president founder of the Piedmont Manufacturing Company in Piedmont, South Carolina. - AsNotedIn
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Bates and Company | 1849 |
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| 1822/12/31 | Henry Pinckney Hammett is born in Greenville County, South Carolina, the son of Jesse Hammett and Nancy Davis. | Born | |||||
| 1848/00/00 | Deborah Jane Bates, the daughter of the textile mill owner William Bates, weds Henry Pinckney Hammett. The union will produce six children. | Groom | |||||
| 1873/04/30 | Piedmont Manufacturing Company is organized by Henry Hammett with $75,000 of subscribed capital. Hammett begins working as president. | Work | Piedmont, SC | South Carolina | |||
| 1873/04/30 | Piedmont Manufacturing Co is chartered by the state of South Carolina with subscriptions of $200000. Building begins at Garrison Shoals, but the work was soon halted as subscribers withdrew, seemingly in reaction to financial effects of the Panic of 1873. | Work | Piedmont Manufacturing Company | Piedmont, SC | Panic of 1873 | ||
| 1876/03/00 | Henry Hammett puts Piedmont Manufacturing Company mill Number One into operation with a water wheel providing power for 5000 spindles and 112 looms. | Founder | Piedmont Manufacturing Company | Piedmont, SC | |||
| 1885/08/01 | Hammett buys the entire property of the Camperdown Mills Company, including the land lease, for the sum of $70,000, and creates the Camperdown Cotton Mills. | Work | Reedy River Falls Historic Park and Greenway | Greenville | |||
| 1888/00/00 | Hammett has Piedmont Number Two built on the west bank of the Saluda River. The tower remains. | Work | Piedmont Manufacturing Company | Piedmont, SC | |||
| 1891/05/08 | Henry Pinckney Hammett dies. He is buried at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery in Greenville, South Carolina. | Died | Christ Church (Episcopal) and Churchyard | Greenville |
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