Leonard Henly Sims

Leonard Henly Sims (born February 6, 1807 in Burke County , North Carolina , †  February 28, 1886 in Batesville , Arkansas ) was an American politician . Between 1845 and 1847 he represented the state of Missouri in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Leonard Sims only had a limited education. In 1830 he came to Rutherford County , Tennessee , where he worked in agriculture. At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . He was a member of the House of Representatives from Tennessee for two terms . In 1839 he moved to nearby Springfield , Missouri, where he returned to farming. Between 1842 and 1845 he was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives .

In the congressional election of 1844 , Sims was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the fourth constituency of Missouri , where he succeeded Gustavus Miller Bower on March 4, 1845 . Until March 3, 1847, he was able to complete a legislative period in Congress . This was shaped by the events of the Mexican-American War .

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Sims returned to Rutherford County, Tennessee, to return to farming. In 1859 he moved to a plantation near the city of Batesville, Arkansas. Among other things, he grew cotton there. Between 1866 and 1870 and again from 1874 to 1878 Leonard Sims was a member of the Arkansas Senate . He died on February 28, 1886 on his plantation near Batesville.

Web links

• Leonard Henly Sims in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Leonard Henly Sims in the database of Find a Grave (English)