Horace B. Simonds
Full Name: Horace B. Simonds
Other surnames:
Simmonds, Simons
Date of birth: 1823
Date of death: January 24, 1882
Terms of Service top
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
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Counties in District |
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28
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Aug 13, 1866 - Feb 7, 1870
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11th
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Greenville / Hunt
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Hunt
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(1)
Not present at organization of the House on 8/6/1866. H.B. Simons sworn 8/13/1866, p. 35.
House Journal.
(2)
Roster of 11th Legislature, House of Representatives, "Texas Legislative Proceedings," 8/11/1866, p. 1.
Galveston Daily News.
Biographical Notes and Resources top
Biographical Sketches
Other Resources
- Census of 1860 - Horace B. Simonds, Hunt County, age 37, born circa 1823 in New York, teacher of common school.
Census of 1870 - Horace B. Simons, Hunt County, age 46, born circa 1824 in New York, attorney at law.
Census of 1880 - H.B. Simonds, Hunt County, age 57, born circa 1823 in New York, county judge, wife S.L. Simonds, son D. Jernett Simonds.
FamilySearch. 1860
1870
1880
- Death notice, Judge H.B. Simonds, Hunt County, The Standard (Clarksville, Texas), 2/3/1882, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. "Clerk of that county before the war, and for many years since County Judge . . . Judge Simonds was a native of New York, mainly raised in Ohio."
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Photographs
- Photograph.
H.B. Simonds, 11th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
Committee Information top
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