John Simpkins
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John Simpkins was a U.S. Representative
from Massachusetts
.
Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts
, Simpkins attended the public schools of Yarmouth and St. Mark's School, Southboro, Massachusetts.
He graduated from Harvard University
in 1885. From 1890 through 1891 he served as a member of the Massachusetts State Senate.
He served as president of the Republican Club of Massachusetts in 1892 and 1893.
He served as member of the Republican State committee 1892–1894.
Simpkins was elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-fourth
and Fifty-fifth
Congresses and served from March 4, 1895, until his death in Washington, D.C.
, on March 27, 1898.
He was interred in Woodside Cemetery, Yarmouth, Massachusetts
.
He amassed a large collection of books that was donated to the public school he had attended (at 134 Old Main Street in South Yarmouth, Massachusetts) upon his death in 1898. The school was named for him. The school opened in 1930 for grades 1–12. In 1958, after the new Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School was built, it first became a middle school and then an elementary school.
In 2006 it closed.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
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Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts
New Bedford, Massachusetts
New Bedford is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, located south of Boston, southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, and about east of Fall River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 95,072, making it the sixth-largest city in Massachusetts...
, Simpkins attended the public schools of Yarmouth and St. Mark's School, Southboro, Massachusetts.
He graduated from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1885. From 1890 through 1891 he served as a member of the Massachusetts State Senate.
He served as president of the Republican Club of Massachusetts in 1892 and 1893.
He served as member of the Republican State committee 1892–1894.
Simpkins was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Fifty-fourth
54th United States Congress
- House of Representatives :-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Adlai E. Stevenson * President pro tempore: William P. Frye - Majority leadership :* Republican Conference Chairman: John Sherman- Minority leadership :...
and Fifty-fifth
55th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:* Republican: 206 * Democratic: 124* Populist: 22* Silver Republican: 3* Silver: 1* Independent Republican: 1TOTAL members: 357-Leadership:-Senate:* President: Garret Hobart * President pro tempore: William P...
Congresses and served from March 4, 1895, until his death in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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, on March 27, 1898.
He was interred in Woodside Cemetery, Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Yarmouth is a New England town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, Barnstable County being coextensive with Cape Cod. The population was 24,807 at the 2000 census....
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He amassed a large collection of books that was donated to the public school he had attended (at 134 Old Main Street in South Yarmouth, Massachusetts) upon his death in 1898. The school was named for him. The school opened in 1930 for grades 1–12. In 1958, after the new Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School was built, it first became a middle school and then an elementary school.
In 2006 it closed.