Born in
Waupun, Wisconsin, Simpson went to
Ripon College and then received his bachelor's degree from
University of Wisconsin in 1882. In 1884, Simpson received his law degree from
Columbia Law School and then practiced law in
Minneapolis, Minnesota. He served as Minneapolis city attorney and then as Minnesota District Court judge from 1897 until 1911. Simpson served briefly on the
Minnesota Supreme Court in 1911. Simpson then resumed his law practice in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Simpson died in Minneapolis on October 11, 1925, as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident three weeks earlier. ==Notes==