James C. Simpson Jr. (January 7, 1905 – February 29, 1960) was an American politician who served one term in the
United States House of Representatives
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from 1933 to 1935, representing
Illinois
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.
Early life and career
Simpson was born in
Chicago, Illinois
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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on January 7, 1905, the son of prominent businessman James Simpson. He attended
St. Paul's School in
Concord, New Hampshire from 1919 to 1922,
Westminster School
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,
Salisbury, Connecticut
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from 1922 to 1925, and was later a student at
Harvard University
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. He served as director of Marshall Field & Co. from 1931 to 1960.
Tenure in Congress
At the age of 28, Simpson was elected as a
Republican
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Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type