Philemon B. Simpson (October 13, 1819 – April 28, 1895) was an American lawyer and politician.
Born in
Ashtabula County, Ohio, Simpson was raised in
Jefferson County, New York. He graduated from the
University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1843 and was admitted to the Ohio Bar. He then practiced law in
Peru, Indiana. In 1847, he moved to
Shullburg,
Wisconsin Territory and practiced law. He served in various city, village, and town government offices. In 1853, Simpson served in the
Wisconsin State Assembly, as a
Democrat
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, and then from 1857 to 1860, he then served in the
Wisconsin State Senate. He died in
Mobile, Alabama
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while his wife was recuperating from illness.
['Commemorative Biographies of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette, Wisconsin: Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, and of Many of the Early Settled Families,' Higginson Book Company: 1901, Biographical Sketch of Jefferson B. Simpson and his father Philemon B. Simpson, pg. 426-427]
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1819 births
1895 deaths
People from Ashtabula County, Ohio
People from Jefferson County, New York
People from Peru, Indiana
People from Shullsburg, Wisconsin
University of Cincinnati College of Law alumni
Indiana lawyers
Ohio lawyers
Wisconsin lawyers
Democratic Party Wisconsin state senators
19th-century American politicians
19th-century American lawyers
Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
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