Harvey James Sims

1871 - 1945  (73 years)

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  Harvey J. Sims from Waterloo Region Hall of Fame

  
  

• Name	Harvey James Sims
  Born	25 Dec 1871	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Honoured	Waterloo Hall of Fame
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Student
  Residence	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Presbyterian
  Public Service	1906	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Council of the Baord of Trade
  		From: Berlin Today 1806-1906
  Name	H. J. Sims
  Name	Harvey J. Sims
  Residence	1906	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  		From Berlin Today 1806-1906
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Barrister
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lawyer
  Residence	26 Ahrens St. West, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1921	26 Ahrens St. W. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-189033
  Died	8 Jun 1945	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 6]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 6]
  Person ID	I189033	Generations
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Councillor Peter Harvey Sims,   b. 18 May 1844, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Nov 1920, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Mary Jemima "Jemima" Cook,   b. 4 Oct 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Feb 1921, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	18 May 1869	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Family ID	F37853	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Gay Estell
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F51630	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Florence Katherine Roos,   b. 22 Dec 1873, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jun 1938, Chicopee (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Married	29 Oct 1902	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. James Kenneth Davidson "Kenneth" Sims,   b. 12 Jul 1904, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Jul 1970, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)   2. William Harvey Sims,   b. 27 Jun 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1954  (Age 45 years)
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F185274	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Born in Waterloo, Harvey J. Sims graduated from Trinity College, University of Toronto, and completed his law course at Osgoode Hall. In 1921 he was made King's Counsel and became a well-known authority on municipal law, acting as Kitchener's solicitor for many years. He was a leading authority on insurance law and was author of Life Insurance Contracts in Canada. He was one of the founders of the K-W Granite Club, president of the Ontario Lawn Bowling Association and president of the Ontario Curling Association. He was a member of the Kitchener rink which represented Canada at the 1932 winter Olympics. He was a charter member of the K-W Rotary Club and served on the senate of the University of Toronto. His country residence, Chicopee, was one of the outstanding examples of amateur landscaping in the province. Waterloo Region Hall of Fame https://www.waterlooregionmuseum.com/region-hall-of-fame/inductees-s-to-v/ __________________ HARVEY J. SIMS Harvey J. Sims, senior member of the law firm of Sims, Bray, Schofield and Lochead, passed away at his home "Chicopee" on June 8th, 1945. Born in Waterloo on December 25th, 1871, the son of the late Peter H. Sims and Jemima Cook, he attended the public school there and later graduated from the Berlin High School. He completed his law course at Osgoode Hall, Toronto, and was called to the bar in 1894 and enrolled as a solicitor of the High Court of Justice (Ontario). Entering the University of Toronto, he took the course in Political Science and Law and received the degree of LL.B. in 1897. From 1894 to 1897 Mr. Sims also attended lectures at Trinity University and received the degree of B.C.L. in 1896, being the gold medallist of the year. Returning to Berlin, now Kitchener, he entered into partnership with the late Alex. Millar, K.C., with whom he had been articled in 1889. This partnership continued until the death of Mr. Millar in 1918. Mr. Sims was made a King's Counsel in 1921. For a number of years he acted as city solicitor and became well known as an authority on municipal law. He was the author of "Life Insurance Contracts in Canada" and served for many, years as general counsel of the Mutual Life Assurance Company of Canada. Mr. Sims also served as director of the Waterloo Trust and Savings Company and of the Economical Fire Insurance Company. He was a past president of the Waterloo County Bar Association. Mr. Sims always took an active interest in athletics and field sports, including football, bowling and curling. His life hobby was landscape gardening. In 1920 he purchased "Chicopee" and built his residence there in 1929. Well known as a tree culturist he devoted many years to beautifying the grounds, doing much of the planting himself. His first wife was the former Florence K. Roos, who predeceased him in 1939. He is survived by his widow, Gay Estell Sims, two sons, J. Kenneth Sims and William H. Sims, and one sister. Three grandchildren also survive. Mr. Sims was a Rotarian, a member of Twin City Lodge, A.F. & A.M. In religion he was a Presbyterian, a member of St. Andrew's Church. In politics he was a Liberal. Waterloo Historical Society's Annual Volume 1945 pg 40

  
  

• Sources

  [S302] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1881, Waterloo Village 1881 Div. 2 Page 44. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 38 Page 1. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 25 Page 5. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link . Sims/ Harvey J. Sims/ beloved husband of/ Florence K. Roos/ born Dec. 25th 1871/ died June 8th 1945 [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 4 Page 30. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162388969. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. SIMS, Peter Murray, 25, Glenelg Twp., b. Waterloo Twp., s/o James SIMS & Janet HARVEY to Mary Jemina COOK, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Twp., d/o James & Elizabeth COOK, witnesses: Eva WESSLER, Salem & Hannah COOK, Waterloo Twp., May 18 1869

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Dec 1871 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Student - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 29 Oct 1902 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Public Service - Council of the Baord of Trade - 1906 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1906 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Barrister - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Lawyer - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - 26 Ahrens St. West, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 8 Jun 1945 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth