james, simmons, mississippi, politician, james, simmons, october, 1847, state, legislator, mississippi, served, mississippi, house, representatives, from, 1874, 1875, from, 1883, 1884, represented, issaquena, county, washington, county, mississippi, also, serv. James S Simmons October 1847 was a state legislator in Mississippi He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1874 to 1875 and from 1883 to 1884 He represented Issaquena County and Washington County Mississippi 1 He also served as a county tax assessor in Issaquena County 2 See also editAfrican American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction eraReferences edit Freedom s Lawmakers by Eric Foner Louisiana State University Press 1996 James S Simmons Against All Odds Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James S Simmons Mississippi politician amp oldid 1195650918, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,