Just to fill in a gap. This is the B. F Simpson of the 15th Kansas and the CCHG.

Simpson, Benjamin Franklin (d. 1916) — also known as Benjamin F. Simpson — of Paola, Miami County, Kan. Republican. Kansas state attorney general, 1861; member of Kansas state house of representatives; Speaker of the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1871; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1868; member of Kansas state senate. Died in Paola, Miami County, Kan., August 10, 1916. Interment at Paola Cemetery, Paola, Kan.

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