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  Sims, Jr., Hugo S.
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NameHugo S. Sims, Jr.
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Orangeburg, South Carolina , United States
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Born October 14, 1921
DiedJuly 09, 2004 (82 years)
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InfoElected to the South Carolina House of Representatives from Orangeburg County in 1946.

SIMS, Hugo Sheridan, Jr., a Representative from South Carolina; born in Orangeburg, S.C., October 14, 1921; attended the public schools; graduated from Wofford College, Spartanburg, S.C., 1941; graduated from the law school of the University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C., 1947; United States Army, 1942-1945, commanded Company A, Five Hundred and First Parachute Infantry, One Hundred and First Airborne Division, after serving overseas 1944-1945; awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and Silver Star; editor of the Times and Democrat, daily newspaper, Orangeburg, S.C., 1941-1942; lawyer, private practice; member of the South Carolina state house of representatives, 1947-1948; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-first Congress (January 3, 1949-January 3, 1951); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1950; reentered the United States Army, 1951; resumed the practice of law from 1951 until 1965; president of Management and Investment Corporation, 1965-1983; died on July 9, 2004, in Orangeburg, S.C.; interment in Memorial Park Cemetery, Orangeburg, S.C.

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  07/25/1950 SC District 2 - D Runoff Lost 39.75% (-20.51%)
  07/11/1950 SC District 2 - D Primary Won 45.42% (+0.00%)
  11/02/1948 SC District 2 Won 96.45% (+92.89%)
  08/10/1948 SC District 2 - D Primary Won 53.74% (+7.49%)
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