Zalmon G. Simmons
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Zalmon Gilbert Simmons (September 10, 1828-February 10, 1910) was a businessman, manufacturer, Wisconsin legislator, and Mayor of Kenosha, Wisconsin.[1]
Born in Montgomery County, New York, Simmons came to Kenosha in 1849. In 1870, Simmons founded the Simmons Bedding Company.[2] He was also Mayor of Kenosha, Wisconsin.[3][4] In 1865, Simmons was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly.[5]
Simmons later donated the Gilbert M. Simmons Memorial Library to the City of Kenosha in memory of his son who had died in 1890.[6] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[7]
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/simmons.html
- ^ http://www.simmons.com/company.cfm
- ^ http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives/d7731.htm
- ^ http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=2743&search_term=simmons
- ^ http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/pubs/ib/99ib1.pdf
- ^ http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=38118
- ^ http://landmarkhunter.com/142568-gilbert-simmons-memorial-library/
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