William E. Simms

William Emmett Simms (born January 2, 1822 in Cynthiana , Kentucky , † June 25, 1898 in Paris , Kentucky) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ). He represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives and during the Civil War as a Senator in the Confederate Congress .

Simms attended public schools and then Transylvania University in Lexington , where he graduated from law school in 1846. In the same year he was inducted into the bar and began practicing in Paris ( Bourbon County ). During the Mexican-American War he served with the rank of captain in the US Army .

His political career began with membership in the Kentucky House of Representatives between 1849 and 1851. In 1858 he was elected for the Democrats in the House of Representatives in Washington, DC , of which he was from March 4, 1859 to March 3, 1861; he was denied re-election.

After the outbreak of the civil war, Simms served from October 1861 to February 1862 as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Confederate Army . He said goodbye there because he had been appointed to one of Kentucky's two senators in the first Confederate Congress . He also held this office in the second parliamentary term. He was also temporarily State Commissioner for the Confederate Government of Kentucky. However, this was only a shadow cabinet, since Kentucky had not joined the Confederation , but remained with the Union.

After the war, William Simms withdrew from politics. He worked in agriculture until the end of his life.

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SURNAME	Simms, William E.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Simms, William Emmett (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician (Democratic Party)
DATE OF BIRTH	January 2, 1822
PLACE OF BIRTH	at Cynthiana , Kentucky
DATE OF DEATH	June 25, 1898
Place of death	near Paris , Kentucky