Furnifold McLendel Simmons

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Furnifold McLendel Simmons
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United States Senator
from North Carolina
In office
March 4, 1901 March 4, 1931
Party political offices
First Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator from North Carolina
(Class 2)

1918, 1924
Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the  U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 2nd congressional district

March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1889
Succeeded by
U.S. Senate
Preceded by U.S. senator (Class 2) from North Carolina
March 4, 1901 March 4, 1931
Served alongside: Jeter Connelly Pritchard, Lee Slater Overman, Cameron A. Morrison
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by
Boies Penrose
Pennsylvania
Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1919
Succeeded by
Boies Penrose
Pennsylvania
Honorary titles
Preceded by Dean of the United States Senate
November 24, 1929 March 4, 1931
Succeeded by
Preceded by Oldest living U.S. senator
July 24, 1938 – April 30, 1940
Succeeded by
Preceded by Most senior living U.S. senator
(Sitting or former)

October 21, 1938 – April 30, 1940
Succeeded by