Simmons, James Fowler, 1795-1864 - Social Networks and Archival Context (original) (raw)
U.S. senator from R.I.
From the description of James Fowler Simmons : papers, 1841-1842. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49337952
Manufacturer, political leader, and U.S. senator from Rhode Island.
From the description of James Fowler Simmons papers, 1771-1939 (bulk 1840-1860). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82604722
Rhode Island Senator.
From the description of Letter to his wife [manuscript] 1841 July 2. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647956694
Biographical Note
- 1795, Sept. 10: Born near Little Compton, R.I.
- 1820: Married Eliza Randall (died 1833)
- 1822: In Simmonsville, N.H., manufacturing yarns
- 1827: Moved to Johnson, R.I.; engaged in the manufacture of yarns and in agricultural pursuits
- 1829 -1841 : Representative, Rhode Island general assembly
- 1835: Married Sarah Scott Whipple
- 1841 -1847 : United States senator from Rhode Island
- 1842: Appointed chairman, Senate Committee on Manufacturing
- 1847: Returned to Johnston, R.I., and resumed his former pursuits
- 1857 -1862 : Served in United States Senate
- 1864, July 10: Died, Johnston, R.I.
From the guide to the James Fowler Simmons Papers, 1771-1939, (bulk 1840-1860), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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| creatorOf | James Fowler Simmons Papers, 1771-1939, (bulk 1840-1860) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| creatorOf | Simmons, James Fowler, 1795-1864. Letter to his wife [manuscript] 1841 July 2. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| creatorOf | Simmons, James Fowler, 1795-1864. Letter, 1857, March 6, Washington, D.C., to Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter. | Brown University Archives, John Hay Library | |
| creatorOf | Tyler, John, 1790-1862. ALS, 1841 October 20 : Washington, to Hon. Mr. [James Fowler] Simmons. | Copley Press, J S Copley Library | |
| creatorOf | Simmons, James Fowler, 1795-1864. James Fowler Simmons : papers, 1841-1842. | The Filson Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Swain, Isaac. Letters to James Fowler Simmons, 1852-1861. | Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens | |
| referencedIn | Boyd, J. B. Papers, 1842 Mar. 16. | Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society |
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