Nathaniel Simonds (1775–1850) was a U.S. politician from

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. Simonds was born in

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, and settled in

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in February, 1801. Prior to becoming

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, he served as Sheriff of St. Charles County, Missouri, and pursued business ventures including operating a tavern in St. Charles, and a stage and mail coach route between St. Charles and

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In September, 1821, he was appointed as the second

. Following his retirement as state treasurer in 1829, he settled in

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. He died in

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, on April 20, 1850.

References

Missouri State Treasurer-Past Treasurer Biography
1775 births 1850 deaths State treasurers of Missouri Missouri sheriffs Missouri Democratic-Republicans People from St. Charles, Missouri People from Troy, Missouri People from Windsor, Vermont {{Missouri-politician-stub