John M. Simonton was an officer in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War[1] and a state senator in Mississippi. He served in the Mississippi Senate from 1859 to 1869.[2] He was President of the Senate from 1865 to 1869.[3]

References

  1. "[Colonel John M. Simonton of Co. I, 1st Mississippi Infantry Regiment in uniform with sword] / W.L. Troxell, photographer, S.W. corner of Fourth and Locust Streets, St. Louis, Mo". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
  2. Lowry, Robert; McCardle, William H. (October 14, 1891). A History of Mississippi: From the Discovery of the Great River by Hernando DeSoto, Including the Earliest Settlement Made by the French Under Iberville, to the Death of Jefferson Davis. R.H. Henry & Company. ISBN 9780788448218 via Google Books.
  3. https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/ed_pubs/pubs/BlueBook20-24/14%20Historical%20and%20Statistical%20Info.pdf


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