Background
SIMMONS, Hansford L. was born on November 2, 1889 in Osyka, Mississippi, United States. Son of R. L. and Sarah (Fortinberry) Simmons.
SIMMONS, Hansford L. was born on November 2, 1889 in Osyka, Mississippi, United States. Son of R. L. and Sarah (Fortinberry) Simmons.
Mississippi College, Clinton, Mississippi. Mississippi A. and M. College, 1916.
Appointed member, Mississippi Textbook Commission, 1920-1925, Board of Trustees, U. and Colleges, 1923. Appt. Official Court Reporter, 14 Judicial District, Mississippi, 1923-1928. Elected member Mississippi State Senate from 6 Senatorial District, since 1928.
Served United States Army, 1918. Promoted thru ranks of Corporation, Sergeant, to Second Lieutenant, 1918, honorably discharged from Field Artillery, December, 1918.
Member: Masons; American Legion.
Spouse Mattie Hilton McCabe, February 10, 1918, Monroe, Louisiana.