MSS 2013-02
William H. Sims, 1841 University of Virginia School of Law Diploma
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Dates
- Creation: 1841
Extent
- 1 Items
Abstract
University of Virginia law student diploma.
Acquisition Information
Purchased in 2013.
Biographical / Historical Note
William Hobson Sims was born 8 April 1820 in Halifax County, Virginia. His parents were John Sims and Maria Wilson Sims. He attended the College of William and Mary and afterward the University of Virginia, where he studied modern languages and law with Prof. Nat. P. Howard. He graduated with a bachelor of laws degree in 1841. He married Sallie J. Sims. Mr. Sims was appointed justice of the peace for Halifax County in 1849. He was a tabacco planter. Apparentely, he never practiced law. Mr. Sims died June 6, 1890.
Scope and Content
The Law Library bought the William H. Sims Diploma in March of 2013, thanks to a tip from law student Shannon A. Hayes, Law Class of 2015, who discovered the diploma on eBay.