# Nathaniel Simonds

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{{Short description|American politician (1775–1850)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Nathaniel Simonds
| order = 2nd
| office = State Treasurer of Missouri
| term_start = September 1821
| term_end = 1829
| predecessor = [John Peter Didier](/source/John_Peter_Didier)
| successor = [James Earickson](/source/James_Earickson)
| birth_place = [Windsor, Vermont](/source/Windsor%2C_Vermont), US
| death_place = [Troy, Missouri](/source/Troy%2C_Missouri), US
| birth_date = {{birth year|1775}}
| death_date = April 20, {{Death year and age|1850|1775}}
| party = [Democratic-Republican](/source/Democratic-Republican_Party)
}}

'''Nathaniel Simonds''' (1775 – April 20, 1850) was an American politician. He served as [State Treasurer of Missouri](/source/State_Treasurer_of_Missouri) from 1821 to 1829.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Simmons-england to Simonoff |url=https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/simms-simonetti.html#157.62.94 |access-date=2025-12-27 |website=politicalgraveyard.com}}</ref>

== Biography ==
Simonds was born in 1775, in [Windsor, Vermont](/source/Windsor%2C_Vermont). He later moved to [St. Charles, Missouri](/source/St._Charles%2C_Missouri) in February 1801, living on property gained from a Spanish grant. He served as St. Charles County Sheriff and also owned a tavern, the city's [mail coach](/source/mail_coach),<ref name=":0" /> and a hotel.<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 July 1814 |title=St. Charles Hotel |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/249515311/?match=1&terms=Nathaniel%20Simonds |access-date=2025-12-27 |work=Missouri Gazette and Public Advertiser |pages=4}}</ref>

A [Democratic-Republican](/source/Democratic-Republican_Party), Simonds was appointed as the second [State Treasurer of Missouri](/source/State_Treasurer_of_Missouri), in September 1821. He was paid an annual $730, in quarterly installments. He retired as state treasurer in 1829,<ref>{{Cite news |date=1829-01-16 |title=How Nathaniel Simonds lost the office as State Treasurer 1829 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/missouri-intelligencer-and-boons-lick-a/19493933/ |access-date=2024-06-30 |work=Missouri Intelligencer and Boon's Lick Advertiser |pages=3}}</ref> after which he settled in [Lincoln County](/source/Lincoln_County%2C_Missouri). He died on April 20, 1850, aged 74 or 75, in [Troy](/source/Troy%2C_Missouri).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Missouri State Past Treasurers - Nathaniel Simonds |url=https://www.treasurer.mo.gov/content/about-the-office/1nathaniel-simonds |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=www.treasurer.mo.gov |language=en}}</ref>

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Category:1775 births
Category:1850 deaths
Category:State treasurers of Missouri
Category:Sheriffs in Missouri
Category:Missouri Democratic-Republicans
Category:People from St. Charles, Missouri
Category:People from Troy, Missouri
Category:People from Windsor, Vermont
Category:Politicians from Windsor County, Vermont
Category:19th-century Missouri politicians
Category:Tavernkeepers
Category:American hoteliers
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