Education
Born in Lyme, New Hampshire, Simmons attended the district school. He was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1816. He studied law.
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Career
He moved to Lansingburgh, New York, and was principal of the local academy. He was admitted to the bar in 1825 and commenced practice in Keeseville, New New York Simmons was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-third Congress and reelected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1853-March 3, 1857).
He served as chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary (Thirty-fourth Congress).
He was not a candidate for reelection in 1856. He resumed the practice of his profession in Keeseville, New York, where he died October 27, 1857.
He was interred in Evergreen Cemetery.
Membership
He served as member of the state assembly in 1840–1842. He served as member of the state constitutional convention in 1846.
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Political Party
Whig Party