Edward F. Simms
Edward F. Simms | |
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| Born | Edward Francis Simms March 5, 1871 Paris, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | December 6, 1938 (aged 67) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Resting place | Glenwood Cemetery Paris Cemetery |
| Education | Yale University (BA) University of Virginia School of Law (LLB) |
| Occupations | Lawyer, oil industrialist, racehorse owner & breeder |
Board member of | Simms Oil Company, Xalapa Farm |
| Spouse | Lillie Lee Weir |
Edward Francis Simms (March 5, 1871 – December 6, 1938) was an American lawyer, oil industrialist, and owner and breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses about whom a Houston Post obituary said his career was "a saga of American accomplishment."[1][2]
A graduate of Yale University and the University of Virginia School of Law, at the turn of the 20th Century Simms went to Texas where he made a fortune in oil exploration in the Sour Lake area. While at Yale, he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. In 1915 he returned to Kentucky where he bought out his brother William's share in Xalapa Farm near Paris, Kentucky, a property they had inherited from their father. Edward Simms would become a successful breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses.[3]
Simms died on December 6, 1938, at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland where he had been undergoing treatment for leukemia.[4] He was buried in Paris Cemetery.[5] He was buried at Glenwood Cemetery.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Simms Funeral Rites Today". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1938-12-08. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
- ↑ "Edward Francis Simms, B.A. 1891" (PDF). Yale University Obituary Record, pages 79-80. 1938-12-06. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-21. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
- ↑ "BUCKNER/SIMMS/ALEXANDER/WEIR". Bourbon County, Kentucky Newspaper Articles. 1952-09-03. Archived from the original on 2019-09-23. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
- ↑ "E. F. Simms Passes Away". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1938-12-07. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
- ↑ "Death Claims Ed F. Simms at Baltimore". The Lexington Leader. 1938-12-06. p. 1. Retrieved 2026-02-15 – via Newspapers.com.
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