US Congressman, US Senator. He was elected as a Representative from North Carolina to the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1887 to 1889. But after the North Carolina Democratic Party lost statewide elections in 1894 and 1896, they turned to Simmons. As party chairman, the former congressman orchestrated the campaign of 1898, a riot and insurrection carried out by white supremacists, that restored Democrats to power. In gratitude, the legislature appointed him in 1900 to a seat in the U.S. Senate that he held for 30 years. Following the sinking of the luxury liner "RMS Titanic" in 1912, he served on a Congressional committee looking into the disaster.
US Congressman, US Senator. He was elected as a Representative from North Carolina to the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1887 to 1889. But after the North Carolina Democratic Party lost statewide elections in 1894 and 1896, they turned to Simmons. As party chairman, the former congressman orchestrated the campaign of 1898, a riot and insurrection carried out by white supremacists, that restored Democrats to power. In gratitude, the legislature appointed him in 1900 to a seat in the U.S. Senate that he held for 30 years. Following the sinking of the luxury liner "RMS Titanic" in 1912, he served on a Congressional committee looking into the disaster.
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