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John Farr Simmons Sr.

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John Farr Simmons Sr.

Birth
Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Death
1 Jan 1968 (aged 75)
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA GPS-Latitude: 38.912907, Longitude: -77.0581973
Plot
Chapel, Lot 15.
Memorial ID
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He served as Chief of Protocol of the United States from 1950 to 1957 during the Truman and Eisenhower administrations.

He was the son of Edwin S. Simmons and Elizabeth McLaren Simmons.
On November 25, 1924 as John Farr Simmons, he married Nancy Robinson at the Market Square Presbyterian Church at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
She was the daughter of Thomas Hastings Robinson.
They were the parents of one child.
Their marriage ended in divorce.
On November 11, 1936 as John Farr Simmons, he married Caroline Huston Thompson at the Sulgrave Club at Washington, District of Columbia.
They were the parents of three children.
He served as Chief of Protocol of the United States from 1950 to 1957 during the Truman and Eisenhower administrations.

He was the son of Edwin S. Simmons and Elizabeth McLaren Simmons.
On November 25, 1924 as John Farr Simmons, he married Nancy Robinson at the Market Square Presbyterian Church at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
She was the daughter of Thomas Hastings Robinson.
They were the parents of one child.
Their marriage ended in divorce.
On November 11, 1936 as John Farr Simmons, he married Caroline Huston Thompson at the Sulgrave Club at Washington, District of Columbia.
They were the parents of three children.


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  • Maintained by: SLGMSD
  • Originally Created by: Fred Sanford
  • Added: Sep 20, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76858754/john_farr-simmons: accessed ), memorial page for John Farr Simmons Sr. (3 Jan 1892–1 Jan 1968), Find a Grave Memorial ID 76858754, citing Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA; Maintained by SLGMSD (contributor 46825959).