Rouse_Simmons_(Wisconsin_politician)

Rouse Simmons (Wisconsin politician)

Rouse Simmons (Wisconsin politician)

American politician

Rouse Simmons (September 10, 1832 – September 10, 1897) was an American politician and businessman.

Background

Born in Marcy, New York, Simmons moved to Kenosha, Wisconsin in 1849. He was a merchant and was in the insurance and real estate business. His brother was Zalmon G. Simmons. Simmons served on the Kenosha County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors. In 1875, Simmons served in the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Republican. He died in Kenosha, Wisconsin.[1][2]

Legacy

The schooner Rouse Simmons was named after Simmons.[3]

Notes

  1. [1]
    'Wisconsin Blue Book 1875,' Biographical Sketch of Rouse Simmons, pg. 326
  2. [2]
    'Commemorative Biographical Records of Prominent and Representative Men of Racine and Kenosha Counties, Wisconsin,' J.H. Beers & Company, Kenosha, Wisconsin: 1906, Biographical Sketch of Samuel S. Simmons (information about his father Rouse Simmons), pg. 554-555
  3. [3]
    The Christmas Tree Ship: Captain Herman E. Schuenemann and the Schooner 'Rouse Simmons'


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