Background
Simons, James was born on November 20, 1839 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Son of James and Sarah L. (Wragg) Simons.
Simons, James was born on November 20, 1839 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Son of James and Sarah L. (Wragg) Simons.
Educated South Carolina. College and University of Leipzig. (Doctor of Laws, Hobart College, also University of South Carolina.).
Studied law father’s office. Admitted to bar, 1860. Infantry officer and afterward artillery officer, 1861-1865, C.S.A.
Resumed practice after war.
President Charleston (South Carolina.) News and Courier Company, since 1894.
Member South Carolina. House of Representatives, 1878-1891 (speaker 1882-1890).
Married Elizabeth Potter Schott, October 16, 1890.