That a former U.S. congressman couldn't overcome a late start should be a cautionary tale to any other potential latecomers.
"John Simpkins" was a United States House of Representatives/U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Simpkins attended the public schools of Yarmouth and St. Mark's School, Southboro, Massachusetts.
He graduated from Harvard University in 1885. From 1890 through 1891 he served as a member of the Massachusetts State Senate.
He served as president of the Republican Club of Massachusetts in 1892 and 1893.
He served as member of the Republican State committee 1892–1894.
Simpkins was elected as a Republican Party (United States)/Republican to the 54th United States Congress/Fifty-fourth and 55th United States Congress/Fifty-fifth Congresses and served from March 4, 1895, until his death in Washington, D.C., on March 27, 1898.
He was interred in Woodside Cemetery, Yarmouth, Massachusetts.
He amassed a large collection of books that was donated to the public school he had attended (at 134 Old Main Street in South Yarmouth, Massachusetts) upon his death in 1898. The school was named for him. The school opened in 1930 for grades 1–12. In 1958, after the new Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School was built, it first became a middle school and then an elementary school.
In 2006 it closed.
More John Simpkins on Wikipedia.Investing in infrastructure is an easy thing to ignore because it creeps up on you and you don't know it's in a crisis mode sometimes until it's too late. Especially in the current legislative environment where they aren't interested in any revenue-raising measures, this will be a very difficult case to make to the Legislature.
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