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	SIMONS: See also Heriot Clarkson — Hugh Simons Gibson — Louis James Rosenberg — Arnoldus Van der Horst
	Simons, Bill See William H. Simons
	Simons, Blaine — of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Member of South Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1931-32; member of South Dakota state senate 10th District, 1937-38. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Simons, Blair E. — of Elkins, Randolph County, W.Va. Democrat. Chair of Randolph County Democratic Party, 1940; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1952. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Simons, Charles C. (b. 1876) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., May 21, 1876. Son of David W. Simons. Republican. Member of Michigan state senate 2nd District, 1903-04; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1907-08; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1916; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1916. Burial location unknown.
	Simons, Charles E. — of Austin, Travis County, Tex. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1944. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Simons, Charles E., Jr. (c.1916-1999) — of South Carolina. Born in Johnston, Edgefield County, S.C., about 1916. Lawyer; law partner of Strom Thurmond; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1942, 1947-48, 1960-64; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. District Judge for South Carolina, 1964-86. Baptist. Died, from the effects of head injuries sustained in a fall, at Aiken Regional Medical Center, Aiken, Aiken County, S.C., October 26, 1999 (age about 83 years). Interment at Aiken Memorial Gardens, Aiken, S.C.
	Simons, Dolph — of Lawrence, Douglas County, Kan. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1944, 1960. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Simons, E. R. — also known as "Shorty" — of Princeton, Mercer County, W.Va. Democrat. Chair of Mercer County Democratic Party, 1983. Still living as of 1983.
	Simons, Edith B. — of Oakfield, Genesee County, N.Y. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1956. Female. Still living as of 1956.
	Simons, Emma Alexander — also known as Emma Simons — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1940, 1948 (alternate). Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Simons, Henry L. — of Glencoe, McLeod County, Minn. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1912 (alternate), 1916. Burial location unknown.
	Simons, Israel — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1924. Burial location unknown.
	Simons, James — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1860. Burial location unknown.
	Simons, John C. — of Torrington, Goshen County, Wyo. Democrat. Member of Wyoming state senate from Goshen County, 1965. Still living as of 1965.
	Simons, John F. — of New York. U.S. Consul in Paris, 1925; Riga, 1925-26. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Simons, Joseph — of Chenango County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Chenango County, 1806-07, 1810-11. Burial location unknown.
	Simons, Joseph — of California. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1904. Burial location unknown.
	Simons, L. M. — of Belle Fourche, Butte County, S.Dak. Member of South Dakota state senate, 1925-40 (39th District 1925-38, 31st District 1939-40). Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Simons, Leonard — of Cayuga County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Cayuga County 2nd District, 1856. Burial location unknown.
	Simons, Lillie P. — Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
	Simons, Luman C. — Member of Minnesota state house of representatives 61st District, 1903-06. Burial location unknown.
	Simons, M. W. — of Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1888. Burial location unknown.
	Simons, Malcolm M. — of Mercer, Mercer County, Pa. Republican. Chair of Mercer County Republican Party, 1927. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Simons, Martha — of Bonita Springs, Lee County, Fla. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
	Simons, Mary — of DeKalb, DeKalb County, Ill. Republican. Chair of DeKalb County Republican Party, 2002. Female. Still living as of 2002.
	Simons, Myron E. — of Honesdale, Wayne County, Pa. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1904. Interment at Glen Dyberry Cemetery, Honesdale, Pa.
	Simons, Orlando — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. District judge in Minnesota 2nd District, 1876. Burial location unknown.
	Simons, Percy C. — of Enid, Garfield County, Okla. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1916. Burial location unknown.
	Simons, Ralph D. — of Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine. Republican. Member of Maine state house of representatives from Kennebec County, 1919-20. Burial location unknown.
	Simons, Richard D. (b. 1927) — of New York. Born in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, N.Y., March 23, 1927. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1963-83; judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1983-. Presbyterian. Still living as of 1993.
	Simons, Samuel (1792-1847) — of Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn.; Colebrook, Litchfield County, Conn. Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn., 1792. Democrat. Physician; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Bridgeport, 1830; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1843-45. Died in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn., January 13, 1847 (age about 54 years). Original interment at Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.; reinterment 1859 to unknown location.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Simons, Samuel, Jr. — of Colebrook, Litchfield County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Colebrook, 1836-37. Burial location unknown.
	Simons, Solon S. — of Santa Clara County, Calif. Member of California state assembly 4th District, 1858-59. Burial location unknown.
	Simons, Thomas W., Jr. (b. 1938) — of Washington, D.C. Born in 1938. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Poland, 1990-93; Pakistan, 1995-98. Still living as of 1998.
	Simons, Thomas Y. — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Carolina, 1860; member of Democratic National Committee from South Carolina, 1876. Burial location unknown.
	Simons, W. P. — also known as "Duke" — of Yellow Spring, Hampshire County, W.Va. Republican. Chair of Hampshire County Republican Party, 1961-62, 1969. Still living as of 1969.
	Simons, Wilber D. — of Redding, Shasta County, Calif. Mayor of Redding, Calif., 1952. Still living as of 1952.
	Simons, William, Jr. — of Maryland. U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in San Juan, 1826-28. Burial location unknown.
	Simons, William A. — of New York. Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 1st District, 1904, 1922. Burial location unknown.
	Simons, William B. — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952. Still living as of 1952.
	Simons, William E. — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1884. Burial location unknown.
	Simons, William H. — also known as Bill Simons — of Washington, D.C. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; school teacher; president, Washington Teachers Union; vice-president, American Federation of Teachers; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1980, 1996, 2000; arrested during an anti-apartheid protest outside the South African Embassy in Washington, 1984; Presidential Elector for District of Columbia, 2000. African ancestry. Still living as of 2000.

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