Robert Moorman Sims (December 8, 1836 - December 9, 1898) was an officer in the Confederate army during the American Civil War; a planter, state legislator in South Carolina as well as the South Carolina Secretary of State. He served as the principal of Rock Hill Mape Academy. [1] He was a Democrat.
Born and raised in Lancaster County, South Carolina, Sims graduated from the South Carolina Military Academy in 1856. [2] He worked for the South Carolina Secretary of State from 1876 to 1880, and served as president of the South Carolina Horticultural Society. [1]
He represented Lancaster County in the South Carolina Senate from 1868-1870. He served as state secretary of state from 1876 to 1880, [3] succeeding Republican Henry E. Hayne. [4] A historical marker commemorates his Rock Hill homesite. [3]
He married twice and had several children. [1]
