Judge Hiram A. Simons, a resident of Bemidji, and one of the oldest members of the local bar, passed away at his home at 1403 Bemidji Avenue in 1926 after an extended illness.
Hiram Simons was born in St. Paul on Nov 22, 1853. He graduated from the U of M and was admitted to the bar in 1897. He practiced law in St. Paul for a time and came to the north county in August 1902. He was townsite agent in opening Northome for settlement and in Dec 1904 he came to Bemidji as a representative of the Bemidji Townsite Co. In 1906 he was appointed United States Commissioner by Judge Page Morris, which office he held continuously until the time of his death. In 1911 he was appointed judge of the Municipal Court of Bemidji, to succeed Judge Harrison Bailey, by Governor Eberhart.
Judge Simons was survived by his wife Mary Gotwald Simons, and nine children, as well as numerous brothers and sisters. Mrs. Simons died in 1956. Both are buried in Greenwood Cemetery.