Rouse Simmons (September 10, 1832 – September 10, 1897) was an American politician and businessman.

Background

Born in

Marcy, New York Marcy is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 8,982 at the 2010 census. The town was named after Governor William L. Marcy. It lies between the cities of Rome and Utica. The Erie Canal passes through the southern ...

, Simmons moved to

Kenosha, Wisconsin Kenosha () is a city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the seat of Kenosha County. Per the 2020 census, the population was 99,986 which made it the fourth-largest city in Wisconsin. Situated on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan, Kenos ...

in 1849. He was a merchant and was in the insurance and real estate business. His brother was Zalmon G. Simmons. Simmons served on the

Kenosha County, Wisconsin Kenosha County is located in the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 169,151 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the eighth most populous county in Wisconsin. The county shares the same ...

Board of Supervisors. In 1875, Simmons served in the

Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Representatives are elected for two-year terms, ...

as a

Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...

. He died in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Legacy

The schooner ''

Rouse Simmons The ''Rouse Simmons'' was a three-masted schooner famous for having sunk in a violent storm on Lake Michigan in 1912. The ship was bound for Chicago with a cargo of Christmas trees when it foundered off Two Rivers, Wisconsin, killing all on boar ...

'' was named after Simmons.The Christmas Tree Ship: Captain Herman E. Schuenemann and the Schooner 'Rouse Simmons'
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Notes

1832 births 1897 deaths People from Oneida County, New York Politicians from Kenosha, Wisconsin Businesspeople from Wisconsin County supervisors in Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 19th-century American politicians 19th-century American businesspeople {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1830s-stub