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Sims, Cecil was born on June 20, 1893 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Son of Charles Milton and Moselle (Park) Sims.
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Cecil Sims
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Cecil Sims, American lawyer member of the board of trustees, Vanderbilt University; member board education, Davidson County, Tennessee; Member of Executive Committee Board of Control for Southern Regional Education; Member Tennessee State Senate, 1925. Received Founder’s Medal, Law Department Vanderbilt University, 1914.; Member Phi Beta Kappa (member Executive Committee), Alpha Tau Omega. Methodist.
Education
Bachelor of Laws, Vanderbilt University, 1914.
Career
Admitted to Tennessee bar, 1914, practiced in Tennessee, 1914-1968. Partner firm Bass, Berry & Sims, Nashville, Tennessee Director National Life and Accident Insurance Company, Spur Distributing Company, Incorporated. Captain, 322d Infantry, 81st Division, United States Army, World War I.
Achievements
Membership
Member of the board of trustees, Vanderbilt University. Member board education, Davidson County, Tennessee. Member of Executive Committee Board of Control for Southern Regional Education.
Member Tennessee State Senate, 1925.
Received Founder’s Medal, Law Department Vanderbilt University, 1914. Member Phi Beta Kappa (member Executive Committee), Alpha Tau Omega.
Methodist. Clubs: Coffee House, Belle Meade Country (Nashville).
Connections
Married Grace Wilson, September 21, 1921. Children: Cecil (killed in action, Germany, November.
