Biography:

Attorney, writer. Born– June 27, 1873, in Columbus, Miss. Parents– William Henry and Elizabeth Louisa (Upson) Sims. Education– University of Virginia, B.A.; Harvard LL.B.; University of Alabama, LL.D.; Southwestern College, LL.D. Practiced law in Birmingham 1899-1933 and 1943-1953; chairman Central Committee Legal Advisory Board in 1917; member Special Supreme Court of Alabama to decide constitutionality of salary reduction bill in 1933. Honorary member Canadian Bar Association and associate member New York Bar Association.

Source:

Dictionary of Alabama Biography, Vol. IV; Who Was Who in America, Vol. 4.

Publication(s):

Chancery Pleading and Practice in Alabama. Chicago; Callagham & Co., 1909.

Covenants Which Run with the Land Other than Covenants of Title. Chicago; Callagham & Co., 1901.

The Genealogy of the Sims Family of Virginia, the Carolinas and the Gulf States. Kansas City, Mo.; E. L. Mendenhall, 1940.

The Genealogy of the Worthington Family of Alabama, South Carolina, Virginia and Ohio. Birmingham, Ala.; s.n., 1937.

Occasional Addresses and Legal Essays. Birmingham, Ala.; Henry Upson Sims, 1926.

The Origin and Development of the Civilization of the Gulf States. New Orleans; Pelican Co., 1952.

The Problem of Reforming Judicial Administration in America. IV; the Problem of Reforming the Bar. Charlottesville, Va.; s.n., 1917.

A Treatise on Covenants Which Run with Land. Chicago; Callagham, 1901.

Annotator_For:

The Restatement of the Law of Contracts as Adopted and Promulgated by the American Law Institute. St. Paul; American Law Institute, 1937.

The Restatement of the Law of Property, as Adopted and Promulgated by the American Law Institute. St. Paul; American Law Institute, 1947.

Editor:

150 Great Hymns in the English Language. Richmond, Va.; Dietz Press, 1949.