John Simpkins | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's13th district | |
| In office March 4, 1895 – March 27, 1898 | |
| Preceded by | Charles S. Randall |
| Succeeded by | William S. Greene |
| Member of theMassachusetts Senate | |
| In office 1890-1891 | |
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| Born | (1862-06-27)June 27, 1862 |
| Died | March 27, 1898(1898-03-27) (aged 35) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
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John Simpkins (June 27, 1862 – March 27, 1898) was aU.S. representative fromMassachusetts.
Born inNew Bedford, Massachusetts, Simpkins attended the public schools of Yarmouth and St. Mark's School,Southboro, Massachusetts.He graduated fromHarvard University in 1885. From 1890 through 1891 he served as a member of the Massachusetts State Senate.He served as president of the Republican Club of Massachusetts in 1892 and 1893.He served as member of the Republican State committee 1892–1894.
Simpkins was elected as aRepublican to theFifty-fourth andFifty-fifth Congresses and served from March 4, 1895, until his death inWashington, D.C., on March 27, 1898.He was interred in Woodside Cemetery,Yarmouth, Massachusetts.
He amassed a large collection of books that was donated to the public school he had attended (at 134 Old Main Street in South Yarmouth, Massachusetts) upon his death in 1898. The school was named for him. The school opened in 1930 for grades 1–12. In 1958, after the new Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School was built, it first became a middle school and then an elementary school.In 2006 it closed.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 13th congressional district March 4, 1895 - March 27, 1898 | Succeeded by |
