City: Covington
SIMONTON, Charles Pressley; County Clerk of Tipton Co.; born Covington, Tenn., Nov. 14, 1871; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Charles Bryson and Mary (McDill) SIMONTON; father’s occupation, attorney at law and congressman; paternal grandparents, William and Catherine (Ferguson) SIMONTON, maternal grandparents Robert and Nancy Wilson (McCreight) McDILL, educated Seminaries and Academies and Byars High School Covington, (Tenn.); graduated in stenography at Watson’s Business College Memphis, (Tenn.) May 1, 1896; in early life was a dry goods and drug clerk; Exalted Ruler, Covington Lodge No. 1205 B.P. O. E., Past Grand, Covington Lodge I. O. O. F., No. 99, Past Chancellor, Achilles Lodge No. 50 K. of P., Past Great Mogul, Oriental Order of Humility; Alternate Delegate from 10th Tenn. Congressional District to National Democratic Convention July 1904; former Secretary Tipton County Democratic Executive Committee; former Clerk to United States District Attorney for West Tennessee; Secretary Democratic Congressional Execuitve Committee 10th Congressional District Tennessee; drafted and secured passage of an Act Tennessee Legislature authorizing appointment of female deputy court clerk, Tipton County, Tenn.; prior to this act no woman in Tennessee was eligible to serve as deputy county official; following the act he appointed Miss Lucile Ing PENNEL daughter of the late County Court Clerk Geo. W. PENNEL, Deputy County Clerk, the only female Deputy County official in Tenn.; elected County Court Clerk 1906 to fill out unexpired term of Geo. W. PENNEL, deceased; elected by people to fill out remainder of unexpired term Aug. 1908, reelected without opposition Aug. 1910; Democrat, and elected to office as nominee of the Democratic party; Major of 1st Batallion 2nd Inf. N. G. S. T., July, 1903-6 Aide de camp with rank of Colonel on Governor M. R. PATTERSONS staff from 1907 to 1911; member of Presbyterian church.
