William Simons (politician)

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William Simons
Member of the South CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives
from the Richland County district
Personal details
Born1810 (1810)
Died1878 (aged 67–68)
Randolph Cemetery
SpouseEliza
ChildrenCatherine
Emma
Rosena

William Simons (1810 - 1878) was a Reconstruction era politician in South Carolina. [1] [2] He was a member of the 48th and 49th South Carolina General Assembly from 1868 until 1872 and was one of the four representatives for Richland County. [3] [4] [1] [5] He was a Republican. [6]

He is buried at Randolph Cemetery with eight other reconstruction era legislators. [1]

His name is sometimes listed as William H. Simons [1] and was possibly William M. Simons [2] but in his time of legislative service listed as William Simons. [3] [4]

He had a wife Eliza and three children Catherine, Emma, and Rosena. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 National register of Historic Places - Randolph Cemetery. December 12, 1994. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "A Small Sample Of Burials At Randolph Cemetery: What Their Stories Tell Us About The Cemetery And African American Life In Columbia" (PDF). chicora.org. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "South Carolina During the Late 1800s - The 48th General Assembly (1868-1870)". www.carolana.com. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  4. 1 2 "South Carolina During the Late 1800s - The 49th General Assembly (1870-1872)". www.carolana.com. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  5. ↑ Humanities, National Endowment for the (July 7, 1868). "The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, July 07, 1868, Image 1" . Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  6. ↑ "30 Aug 1870, Page 3 - The Daily Phoenix at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved June 14, 2020.


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