Background
Simmons, Haven Yocum was born on May 26, 1888 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Thomas Harvey and Luella (Yocum) Simmons.
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Haven Yocum Simmons
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Bachelor of Science, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1910. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1913.
Career
Admitted to Iowa bar, 1913, and practiced in Cedar Rapids. Senior partner Simmons, Perrine, Albright, Ellwood & Neff. President and director Kilborn Photo Paper, Inc.
Director Roosevelt Hotel Company, Laurance Press Company Trustee, Oak Hill Cemetery Association, Home for Aged Women.
Politics
The state should not attempt to control the church, nor should the church seek to dominate the state. The separation of church and state should not be misconstrued as the abolition of all religious expression from public life.
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Every Christian should study the Bible that contains a variety of inspirational and thoughtful ideas in the field of history, law, and poetry.
Membership
Member American, Iowa State and Linn County bar associations. Clubs: Cedar Rapids Country, Pickwick.
Connections
Married Mary Esther Ely, October 4, 1916. Children: Haven Ely, William Westerman, John Ashley.
