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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MissouriLeonard Henly SIMS
(1807-1886)
SIMS, Leonard Henly, a
Representative from Missouri; born in Burke County, N.C., February
6, 1807; received a limited schooling; moved to Rutherford County,
Tenn., in 1830 and engaged in agricultural pursuits; member of the
Tennessee house of representatives for two terms; settled near
Springfield, Green County, Mo., in 1839 and continued agricultural
pursuits; member of the Missouri State house of representatives
1842-1846; elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-ninth Congress
(March 4, 1845-March 3, 1847); returned to Rutherford County,
Tenn., in 1847 and continued farming; moved to Independence County,
Ark., in 1859, settled on a farm near Batesville, and engaged in
cotton raising and farming; served in the Arkansas State senate
1866-1870 and 1874-1878; died on his plantation near Batesville,
Independence County, Ark., February 28, 1886; interment in the
family plot on his farm.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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