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Henry Taylor Sims Full Name: Henry Taylor Sims Date of birth: July 13, 1850 Date of death: May 1, 1922 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 29 Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 10, 1893 21st (2) (3) (4)   22nd (1)   Democrat Coleman / Coleman   Andrews, Borden, Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Dawson, Eastland, Fisher, Gaines, Howard, Jones, McCulloch, Martin, Mitchell, Nolan, Runnels, San Saba, Scurry, Shackelford, Stephens, Taylor (1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives. (2) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives. (3) E.J. Sims, Senate District 29. List of Senators of the 21st Legislature, "The State Senate: Members-Elect in the Different Districts - Austin Local Notes," Galveston Daily News, 11/20/1888, p. 6, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. "There are two independents in the list. The rest are democratic nominees." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). (4) 21st Legislature - Roll call of new members, oath of office administered, 1/8/1889, p. 1. Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch, Henry Taylor Sims, pp. 166-167. Born in Taladega [Talladega] County, Alabama, now about 36 years of age, married Ida Storn of Kentucky in 1874. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889. Portrait and biographical sketch, Henry Taylor Sims, pp. 216-217. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892. Obituary, "H.T. Sims, Formerly Coleman Lawyer Meets Tragic Death in Dallas," The Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Texas), 5/5/1922, p. 1, crediting Coleman Public Library. H.T. Sims, of Ardmore, Oklahoma, died on Monday (5/1/1922) in Dallas; "one of the first lawyers to locate in the frontier town of Coleman in fall of 1866 . . . and for a number of years sat in the Texas Senate as a member from West Texas." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). Biographical sketch, Henry Taylor Sims, p. 391. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999. Other Resources Census of 1880 - Henry T. Sims, Coleman County, Texas, age 31, born circa 1849 in Alabama, attorney-at-law, spouse Ida, daughter Lizzie A. Census of 1900 - Henry Sims, Coleman, Coleman County, Texas, age 50, born July 1850 in Alabama, lawyer, spouse Ida R., daughters Willie, May, and Lizzie A. Mayers, son Lee. Census of 1910 - Henry T. Sims, Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma, age 60, born circa 1850 in Alabama, lawyer, spouse Ida, son Lee, daughter Ida Lee. Census of 1920 - Henry T. Sims, Carter County, Oklahoma, age 69, born circa 1850 in Alabama, lawyer, spouse Ida R., daughter Ida Lee. FamilySearch. 1880 1900 1910 1920 H.F. [H.T.] Sims, birth date 7/13/1850 in Alabama, death date 5/1/1922 in Dallas, lawyer, informant Mrs. Ida Sims of Oklahoma City, burial in Ardmore, Oklahoma.. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. Mentioned in "Through the Years - San Saba Representatives in Legislative History," 4/1/1948, p. 9. San Saba News. Photographs Photograph. H.T. Sims, 22nd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. H.T. Sims, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 21st session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 22nd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 22nd R.S. - 1891 Contingent Expenses   Counties and County Boundaries   Finance   Frontier Protection   Insurance and Statistics   Judiciary No. 1   Mining and Irrigation   Private Land Claims   Public Lands (Chair)  Public Printing   Retrenchment and Reform   21st R.S. - 1889 Contingent Expenses   Counties and County Boundaries   Engrossed Bills   Finance   Frontier Protection   Insurance and Statistics   Internal Improvements   Judicial Districts (Chair)  Judiciary No. 1   Judiciary No. 2   Mining, Geology and Irrigation   Private Land Claims   Public Buildings and Grounds   Public Lands   Public Printing   Retrenchment and Reform

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