Background
Travis, Simeon Ezekiel was born on August 28, 1866 in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. Son of James and Susan (Merrell) Travis.
Travis, Simeon Ezekiel was born on August 28, 1866 in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States. Son of James and Susan (Merrell) Travis.
Student Lake Como Institute, Jasper, Mississippi. Bachelor of Laws, with honors, Law Department, U. Mississippi, 1892.
Practiced Hattiesburg, Mississippi, since 1892. Member Watkins & Travis, 1892-1898. Practcied alone until 1931, since member Travis & Travis.
General counsel Mississippi Central Railroad Company, 1898-1908, and 1914-1920.
President Hattiesburg Traction Company, 1908-1912. Director First National Bank.
Delegate to Conference on Uniform Legislation, Washington, District of Columbia, 1910. Delegate Third National Conservation Congress, 1911.
Delegate 5th Annual Convention Southern Commercial Congress, 1913.
President Board Bar Admissions of Mississippi (resigned 1940)) member Mississippi State Bar Association (president 1918-1919), American Bar Association Democratic.
Mason (32°, Knights Templar, Shriner). Clubs: Chamber of Commrce, Kiwanis, Shriners.
Married Mattie Hall, December 25, 1890. Children: Simeon Ezekiel, Leonidas Erskine (deceased), James Kearney.