Simms, William E. (William Elliott), 1822-1898

LC control no.	nr 00017612
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Simms, William E. (William Elliott), 1822-1898 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Simms, William Elliott, 1822-1898 Simms, William Emmett, 1822-1898
Associated country	United States Canada
Located	Bourbon County (Ky.) Paris (Ky.) Lexington (Ky.) Charlottesville (Va.)
Birth date	1822-01-02
Death date	1898-06-25
Place of birth	Harrison County (Ky.)
Place of death	Paris (Ky.)
Affiliation	Democratic Party (U.S.) Transylvania University Kentucky. General Assembly. House of Representatives Confederate States of America. Army United States. Congress. House
Profession or occupation	Lawyers Legislators Newspaper editors Soldiers
Found in	Speech of Hon. William E. Simms, 1859 RLIN, 5/23/00 (hdgs.: Simms, William Emmett, 1822-1898; Simms, William Emmet, 1822-1898; Simms, William Emmett, 1822- ; Simms, William Elliot, 1822-1898; usage: William E. Simms; W.E. Simms) DAB: v. 17, p. 170-171 (Simms, William Elliott, b. 1/2/1822, d. 6/25/1898; congressman, soldier, Confederate senator; Biog. Dir. Am. Cong. (1928) gives his middle name as Emmet, but it is recorded as Elliott in his father's hand in the family Bible) Kentucky encyclopedia, ©1992: pages 822-823 (William Elliott Simms, born near Cynthiana in Harrison County, Kentucky. Moved to Bourbon County at age 6. Read law, then earned his law degree from Transylvania University in 1846. Began to practice law in Paris, Kentucky. Served in the Mexican American War. Elected as a Democrat to the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1849 for one term. Edited a weekly Democractic newspaper, Kentucky State Flag. Served in the U.S. House of Representatives March 4, 1859-March 3, 1861. Served in the Confederate Army from Sept 21, 1861 to February 17, 1862. Moved briefly to Charlottesville, Virginia, then to Canada, then returned to Kentucky . Died at his estate, Mt. Airy, in Paris, Ky.)
Associated language	eng