Preceded by Nehemiah R. Knight Preceded by Charles Tillinghast James |
James F. Simmons US Senator (Class 2) from Rhode Island 1841—1847US Senator (Class 1) from Rhode Island[1] 1857—1862 |
Succeeded by John Hopkins Clarke Succeeded by Samuel G. Arnold |
James Fowler Simmons, son of Davis Simmons & Elizabeth, was born on 11 September 1795 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.[2]
James F Simmons married Eliza Randall on 26 October 1820 in Johnston, Rhode Island, United States.[3]
His wife Eliza died in 1832. The widower married Sarah Scott Whipple about 1835.
James received a good English education, and was first a farmer, and subsequently a manufacturer. He was a member of the state house of representatives from 1828 till 1841, when he was chosen to the U. S. senate, and served from 31 May of the latter year till 3 March, 1847. Ten years later he was again elected to the senate as a Whig for the full term from 4 March, 1857. but he resigned in 1862. [4]
In the 1850 census James F Simmons (age 54) was in Johnston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.[5]
Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
James F Simmons | M | 54 | Rhode Island | |
Sarah Simmons | F | 44 | Rhode Island | |
Samuel K Simmons | M | 21 | Rhode Island | |
Frederick F Simmons | M | 13 | Rhode Island | |
Simon W Simmons | M | 11 | Rhode Island | |
Charles H Simmons | M | 6 | Rhode Island | |
William H Simmons | M | 4 | Rhode Island | |
Catharine Burnd | F | 21 | Ireland | |
Catharine Close | F | 20 | Ireland | |
Asa Bose | M | 20 | Rhode Island |
The Hon. James F. Simmons died Thursday afternoon at his residence in Johnson, R.I., in the 70th year of his age.[6] James Fowler Simmons was mentioned on a memorial in North Burial Ground, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States with a death date of 10 July 1864.[7]
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