Richard Simms

Richard Simms
Richard Simms
Louisiana House of Representatives
	In office; 1872–1874

Last updated May 20, 2025

1 2 3 4 Foner, Eric (August 1, 1996). Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. LSU Press. p. 197. ISBN 978-0-8071-2082-8 . Retrieved October 30, 2022.
↑ Vincent, Charles (January 28, 2011). Black Legislators in Louisiana during Reconstruction. SIU Press. pp. 148, 233. ISBN 978-0-8093-8581-2 . Retrieved October 30, 2022.
↑ "Republican State Convention". New Orleans Republican. August 8, 1874. p. 1. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
↑ "Republican State Convention (1876)". New Orleans Republican. June 1, 1876. p. 1. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
↑ "Judicial Notices - Richard Simms, Sheriff". Le Louisianais. October 21, 1876. p. 2. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
↑ "Official: State Senators and Members of the House of Representatives". New Orleans Republican. December 7, 1876. p. 4. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
↑ "Election Returns of the Parish of St. James". The New Orleans Daily Democrat. November 21, 1878. p. 3. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
↑ "State Central Executive Committee of the Republican Party of Louisiana". The Weekly Louisianian. May 10, 1879. p. 3. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
1 2 "Republican Senatorial Convention: Richard Simms for State Senator". The Donaldsonville Chief. October 18, 1879. p. 2. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
↑ "SENATE DIRECTORY 1880-2004" (PDF). Louisiana State Legislature. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
↑ Carleton, Mark T. (1967). "The Politics of the Convict Lease System in Louisiana: 1868-1901". Louisiana History: The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association. 8 (1): 16–21. ISSN 0024-6816. JSTOR 4230931 . Retrieved October 30, 2022.
↑ "The General Assembly: Senate and House". Abbeville Meridional. May 14, 1892. p. 3. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
↑ Official Report of the Proceedings. Republican National Committee. 1896. p. 66. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
↑ "Republican District Ticket". The Donaldsonville Chief. November 1, 1879. p. 3. Retrieved October 30, 2022.

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[Freedom’s_Lawmakers-1] 1 2 3 4 Foner, Eric (August 1, 1996). Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. LSU Press. p. 197. ISBN 978-0-8071-2082-8 . Retrieved October 30, 2022.

[2] Vincent, Charles (January 28, 2011). Black Legislators in Louisiana during Reconstruction. SIU Press. pp. 148, 233. ISBN 978-0-8093-8581-2 . Retrieved October 30, 2022.

[3] "Republican State Convention". New Orleans Republican. August 8, 1874. p. 1. Retrieved October 30, 2022.

[4] "Republican State Convention (1876)". New Orleans Republican. June 1, 1876. p. 1. Retrieved October 30, 2022.

[5] "Judicial Notices - Richard Simms, Sheriff". Le Louisianais. October 21, 1876. p. 2. Retrieved October 30, 2022.

[6] "Official: State Senators and Members of the House of Representatives". New Orleans Republican. December 7, 1876. p. 4. Retrieved October 30, 2022.

[7] "Election Returns of the Parish of St. James". The New Orleans Daily Democrat. November 21, 1878. p. 3. Retrieved October 30, 2022.

[8] "State Central Executive Committee of the Republican Party of Louisiana". The Weekly Louisianian. May 10, 1879. p. 3. Retrieved October 30, 2022.

[senate-nom-9] 1 2 "Republican Senatorial Convention: Richard Simms for State Senator". The Donaldsonville Chief. October 18, 1879. p. 2. Retrieved October 30, 2022.

[10] "SENATE DIRECTORY 1880-2004" (PDF). Louisiana State Legislature. Retrieved October 30, 2022.

[jstor:4230931-11] Carleton, Mark T. (1967). "The Politics of the Convict Lease System in Louisiana: 1868-1901". Louisiana History: The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association. 8 (1): 16–21. ISSN 0024-6816. JSTOR 4230931 . Retrieved October 30, 2022.

[12] "The General Assembly: Senate and House". Abbeville Meridional. May 14, 1892. p. 3. Retrieved October 30, 2022.

[13] Official Report of the Proceedings. Republican National Committee. 1896. p. 66. Retrieved October 30, 2022.

[14] "Republican District Ticket". The Donaldsonville Chief. November 1, 1879. p. 3. Retrieved October 30, 2022.