Henry Taylor Sims

Full Name: Henry Taylor Sims
Date of birth: July 13, 1850
Date of death: May 1, 1922

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	29	Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 10, 1893	21st ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ 22nd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Coleman / Coleman		Andrews, Borden, Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Dawson, Eastland, Fisher, Gaines, Howard, Jones, McCulloch, Martin, Mitchell, Nolan, Runnels, San Saba, Scurry, Shackelford, Stephens, Taylor

(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(3) E.J. Sims, Senate District 29. List of Senators of the 21st Legislature, "The State Senate: Members-Elect in the Different Districts - Austin Local Notes," Galveston Daily News, 11/20/1888, p. 6, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. "There are two independents in the list. The rest are democratic nominees." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(4) 21st Legislature - Roll call of new members, oath of office administered, 1/8/1889, p. 1. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 29
Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 10, 1893
Legislatures: 21st ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ 22nd ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Coleman / Coleman
Counties in district: Andrews, Borden, Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Dawson, Eastland, Fisher, Gaines, Howard, Jones, McCulloch, Martin, Mitchell, Nolan, Runnels, San Saba, Scurry, Shackelford, Stephens, Taylor

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Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, Henry Taylor Sims, pp. 166-167. Born in Taladega [Talladega] County, Alabama, now about 36 years of age, married Ida Storn of Kentucky in 1874. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
Portrait and biographical sketch, Henry Taylor Sims, pp. 216-217. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892.
Obituary, "H.T. Sims, Formerly Coleman Lawyer Meets Tragic Death in Dallas," The Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Texas), 5/5/1922, p. 1, crediting Coleman Public Library. H.T. Sims, of Ardmore, Oklahoma, died on Monday (5/1/1922) in Dallas; "one of the first lawyers to locate in the frontier town of Coleman in fall of 1866 . . . and for a number of years sat in the Texas Senate as a member from West Texas." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical sketch, Henry Taylor Sims, p. 391. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.

Other Resources

Census of 1880 - Henry T. Sims, Coleman County, Texas, age 31, born circa 1849 in Alabama, attorney-at-law, spouse Ida, daughter Lizzie A.
Census of 1900 - Henry Sims, Coleman, Coleman County, Texas, age 50, born July 1850 in Alabama, lawyer, spouse Ida R., daughters Willie, May, and Lizzie A. Mayers, son Lee.
Census of 1910 - Henry T. Sims, Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma, age 60, born circa 1850 in Alabama, lawyer, spouse Ida, son Lee, daughter Ida Lee.
Census of 1920 - Henry T. Sims, Carter County, Oklahoma, age 69, born circa 1850 in Alabama, lawyer, spouse Ida R., daughter Ida Lee. FamilySearch. 1880 1900 1910 1920
H.F. [H.T.] Sims, birth date 7/13/1850 in Alabama, death date 5/1/1922 in Dallas, lawyer, informant Mrs. Ida Sims of Oklahoma City, burial in Ardmore, Oklahoma.. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Mentioned in "Through the Years - San Saba Representatives in Legislative History," 4/1/1948, p. 9. San Saba News.

Photographs

Photograph. H.T. Sims, 22nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. H.T. Sims, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

21st session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
22nd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.

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22nd R.S. - 1891 Contingent Expenses Counties and County Boundaries Finance Frontier Protection Insurance and Statistics Judiciary No. 1 Mining and Irrigation Private Land Claims Public Lands (Chair) Public Printing Retrenchment and Reform
21st R.S. - 1889 Contingent Expenses Counties and County Boundaries Engrossed Bills Finance Frontier Protection Insurance and Statistics Internal Improvements Judicial Districts (Chair) Judiciary No. 1 Judiciary No. 2 Mining, Geology and Irrigation Private Land Claims Public Buildings and Grounds Public Lands Public Printing Retrenchment and Reform

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