Francis Asbury Hammond (1822-1900) was a successful leather worker. He served two missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints the Sandwich Islands.

The son of Samuel S. and Charity Edwards Hammond, Francis Asbury Hammond was born November 1, 1822, in Patchogue, Suffolk County, New York. On December 31, 1847, he was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in San Francisco, California. After moving to Utah, Francis married Mary Jane Dilworth on November 17, 1848. In March 1851, Francis was called on a mission to the Sandwich (Hawaiian) Islands, where he had previously lived; his wife and a six-month-old son accompanied him to the islands where they spent several years. After returning to Utah, he married Alice Howard on July 16, 1864. Hammond served a second mission to the Sandwich Islands from 1864-1865. Throughout his life he was a successful leather worker, a trade he had learned from his father. He died November 27, 1900 in New Mexico, while serving as San Juan Stake President.

John J Hammond, born and raised in Blackfoot, Idaho; B.A., M.A. in Political Science from Brigham Young University, minor in history; taught political science at Southern Utah State College; M.A. and Ph. D. in political Science from SUNY, Buffalo in 1978; taught political science and philosophy at Kent State University in Ohio for 35 years, retiring in 2007; historical researcher and writer.