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John Allsebrook Simon, 1st Viscount Simon, GCSI, GCVO, OBE, PC (28 February 1873 – 11 January 1954) was a British politician who held senior Cabinet posts from the beginning of the First World War to the end of the Second World War.
Status. Extinct. Extinction date. 15 August 2021. Motto. J'Ai Ainsi Mon Nom (Such is my name) John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon. Viscount Simon, of Stackpole Elidor in the County of Pembroke, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. [1] It was created on 20 May 1940 for the Liberal politician Sir John Simon.
Apr 19, 2024 · John Allse Brook Simon, 1st Viscount Simon (born February 28, 1873, Manchester, England—died January 11, 1954, London) was a British home secretary (1915–16, 1935–37), foreign secretary (1931–35), chancellor of the exchequer (1937–40), and lord chancellor (1940–45).
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John Allsebrook Simon, 1st Viscount Simon, GCSI, GCVO, OBE, PC (28 February 1873 – 11 January 1954) was a British politician who held senior Cabinet posts from the beginning of the First World War to the end of the Second World War.
A member of Chamberlain’s inner circle, and widely regarded as one of the guilty men of the appeasement era, Simon was elevated to the upper house as Viscount Simon of Stackpole Elidor at the formation of Churchill’s government in May 1940. There he served with distinction as Lord Chancellor until the end of the war in 1945.
Overview. Sir John Simon. (1873—1954) politician and lawyer. Quick Reference. (1873–1954). Liberal politician and eminent barrister. Simon's collection of high offices—home secretary, foreign secretary, chancellor of the Exchequer, and lord chancellor—is unique in the 20th cent.
Biographical / Historical. During his political career John Allsebrook Simon, 1st Viscount Simon of Stackpole Elidor (1873-1964), held most of the major offices of state. John Simon was called to the Bar in 1899. He entered the House of Commons as the member for Walthamstow in Essex and held the seat until 1918.
