Robert Simmons was a teacher and elected official in the Reconstruction government of Holmes County, Mississippi. In 1875 he was elected sheriff and tax collector and in 1876 he was appointed supervisor for the registration of voters. Simmons...
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Robert Simmons was a teacher and elected official in the Reconstruction government of Holmes County, Mississippi. In 1875 he was elected sheriff and tax collector and in 1876 he was appointed supervisor for the registration of voters. Simmons lived in Prichard, Mississippi, New York City and Long Island, NY and owned property in Tunica County, Mississippi. He died in or before 1923. The Robert A. Simmons Collection documents his teaching and political careers during the Reconstruction era, as well as some aspects of his personal life and real estate ventures. Correspondence between Simmons and his friend John R. Porter discuss securing teaching positions in Holmes County, Mississippi, 1870. Correspondence with friends and relatives discuss personal matters, 1887-1915. There are also certificates of appointment as sheriff (1875), tax collector (1875), and supervisor of registration of voters (1876).
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