Milton Speer "Mit" Simms, son of Maria Louisa Speer and Franklin Robert Simms, was born in Rockford, Alabama in 1873 and grew up there.[1] He moved to Arizona Territory sometime before 1902. On December 25, 1902, he married his first wife, Lillian Mary McCabe (1881–1941). No children emerged from this marriage.
On September 12, 1910, he was elected Graham County Delegate to the Arizona Constitutional Convention. There, on December 9, 1910, he signed the Constitution of Arizona. He served as the 2nd Treasurer of Arizona for four non-consecutive terms from 1915 to 1917, from 1931 to 1933, from 1935 to 1937, and lastly from 1947 to 1949. He also served as the 2nd Secretary of State of Arizona from 1919 to 1921. He then served on the Arizona Corporation Commission from 1949 to 1954, and again from 1955 to 1957.
Simms failed runs include one for governor in 1920, where he lost to incumbent governor Thomas Edward Campbell in a nationally Republican year. He also ran for secretary of state in 1936[2] and 1938,[3] but lost in the Democratic primary both times, first narrowly to incumbent James H. Kerby, and the second time to fellow Treasurer Harry M. Moore. Simm also ran for treasurer in 1942,[4] but lost in the primary to James D. "Jim" Brush in a four-way race, narrowly coming in second.
Throughout his life he was a dry goods salesman, a Graham County recorder, a farmer, and a rancher.[citation needed]
On May 15, 1946, Simms married Sarah Loella Wright.[1] Their marriage lasted until his death. She lived until August 23, 1969.[citation needed]
He died on July 22, 1957, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. His body was buried on July 25, 1958, in the Safford Union Cemetery in Safford (Graham County).[citation needed]
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^"Our Campaigns - AZ Secretary of State - D Primary Race - Sep 08, 1936". www.ourcampaigns.com.
^"Our Campaigns - AZ Secretary of State - D Primary Race - Sep 13, 1938". www.ourcampaigns.com.
^"Our Campaigns - AZ Treasurer - D Primary Race - Sep 08, 1942". www.ourcampaigns.com.
simms, milton, speer, simms, maria, louisa, speer, franklin, robert, simms, born, rockford, alabama, 1873, grew, there, moved, arizona, territory, sometime, before, 1902, december, 1902, married, first, wife, lillian, mary, mccabe, 1881, 1941, children, emerge. Milton Speer Mit Simms son of Maria Louisa Speer and Franklin Robert Simms was born in Rockford Alabama in 1873 and grew up there 1 He moved to Arizona Territory sometime before 1902 On December 25 1902 he married his first wife Lillian Mary McCabe 1881 1941 No children emerged from this marriage Mit SimmsSimms sometime in the 1910s2nd State Treasurer of ArizonaIn office January 6 1947 January 3 1949GovernorSidney P Osborn Dan Edward GarveyPreceded byJ W KellySucceeded byWilliam T Bill BrooksIn office January 7 1935 January 4 1937GovernorBenjamin Baker MoeurPreceded byW M CoxSucceeded byHarry M MooreIn office January 5 1931 January 2 1933GovernorGeorge W P HuntPreceded byCharles R PriceSucceeded byW M CoxIn office January 4 1915 January 1 1917GovernorGeorge W P HuntPreceded byDavid F JohnsonSucceeded byDavid F Johnson2nd Secretary of State of ArizonaIn office January 7 1919 January 3 1921GovernorThomas Edward CampbellPreceded bySidney Preston OsbornSucceeded byErnest R HallPersonal detailsBornMilton Speer SimmsAug 12 1873Rockford AlabamaDiedJuly 22 1957 aged 83 Phoenix ArizonaPolitical partyDemocraticOn September 12 1910 he was elected Graham County Delegate to the Arizona Constitutional Convention There on December 9 1910 he signed the Constitution of Arizona He served as the 2nd Treasurer of Arizona for four non consecutive terms from 1915 to 1917 from 1931 to 1933 from 1935 to 1937 and lastly from 1947 to 1949 He also served as the 2nd Secretary of State of Arizona from 1919 to 1921 He then served on the Arizona Corporation Commission from 1949 to 1954 and again from 1955 to 1957 Simms failed runs include one for governor in 1920 where he lost to incumbent governor Thomas Edward Campbell in a nationally Republican year He also ran for secretary of state in 1936 2 and 1938 3 but lost in the Democratic primary both times first narrowly to incumbent James H Kerby and the second time to fellow Treasurer Harry M Moore Simm also ran for treasurer in 1942 4 but lost in the primary to James D Jim Brush in a four way race narrowly coming in second Throughout his life he was a dry goods salesman a Graham County recorder a farmer and a rancher citation needed On May 15 1946 Simms married Sarah Loella Wright 1 Their marriage lasted until his death She lived until August 23 1969 citation needed He died on July 22 1957 at St Joseph s Hospital in Phoenix Arizona His body was buried on July 25 1958 in the Safford Union Cemetery in Safford Graham County citation needed References edit a b RootsWeb com Home Page freepages genealogy rootsweb ancestry com Our Campaigns AZ Secretary of State D Primary Race Sep 08 1936 www ourcampaigns com Our Campaigns AZ Secretary of State D Primary Race Sep 13 1938 www ourcampaigns com Our Campaigns AZ Treasurer D Primary Race Sep 08 1942 www ourcampaigns com 1 2 Literature editGoff John S George W P Hunt and His Arizona Socio Technical Publications 1973 S 279 State of Arizona Department of State Annual Fiscal Year Report 2014 S 8External links editMit Simms from the website The Political Graveyard Mit Simms from the website Our Campaigns Arizona Secretary of State Mit SimmsParty political officesPreceded byFred T Colter Democratic nominee for Governor of Arizona1920 Succeeded byGeorge W P Hunt nbsp nbsp This article about an Arizona politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mit Simms amp oldid 1093224417, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
