Hugo S. Sims, Jr.

Hugo Sheridan Sims, Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 2nd district
In office
January 3, 1949  January 3, 1951
Preceded by John J. Riley
Succeeded by John J. Riley
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Orangeburg County
In office
January 14, 1947  April 15, 1948
Personal details
Born (1921-10-14)October 14, 1921
Orangeburg, South Carolina
Died July 9, 2004(2004-07-09) (aged 82)
Orangeburg, South Carolina
Resting place Orangeburg, South Carolina
Political party Democratic
Alma mater Wofford College (B.A.)
University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D.)
Profession lawyer, businessman, journalist
Awards Silver Star, Distinguished Service Cross
Military service
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service 1942–1945, 1951
Rank Captain
Battles/wars Second World War

Hugo Sheridan Sims, Jr. (October 14, 1921 – July 9, 2004) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.

Early life

Born in Orangeburg, South Carolina, Sims attended the public schools. He graduated from Wofford College, Spartanburg, South Carolina in 1941. After graduation, he was editor of the Times and Democrat the daily newspaper of Orangeburg, South Carolina from 1941 to 1942.

He served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1945, commanded Company A, Five Hundred and First Parachute Infantry, Hundred and First Airborne Division while serving in the Second World War. During his service, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and Silver Star.

After the war, he graduated from the law school of the University of South Carolina in 1947 and was a lawyer in private practice.

Political career

He served as member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1947 to 1948. He then defeated incumbent John J. Riley for the Democrat nomination to Congress from the Second District. He was elected to the Eighty-first Congress. However, he lost the Democratic nomination to Riley in 1950, who went on to regain the Congressional seat.

Later life

Sims reentered the United States Army in 1951, and then resumed the practice of law from 1951 to 1965. He served as president of the Management and Investment Corporation from 1965 to 1983.

He died on July 9, 2004, in Orangeburg, South Carolina and is interred in Memorial Park Cemetery in Orangeburg.

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
John J. Riley
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 2nd congressional district

1949–1951
Succeeded by
John J. Riley
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