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John Simon

Born: 28 February 1873, Manchester, Lancashire

Died: 11 January 1954

1st Viscount Simon of Stackpole - 20 May 1940

Knighted - 26 October 1910

Member of Privy Council - 11 February 1913

Fettes College, Edinburgh

Wadham College, Oxford

Lawyer

Solicitor General	7 October 1910	19 October 1913
Attorney General	October 1913	27 May 1915
Secretary of State for the Home Department	27 May 1915	12 January 1916
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs	5 November 1931	7 June 1935
Secretary of State for the Home Department	7 June 1935	28 May 1937
Chancellor of the Exchequer	28 May 1937	12 May 1940
Lord Chancellor	13 May 1940	28 July 1945

24 January 1906	Walthamstow	Liberal Party	15,011	57.55
25 January 1910	Walthamstow	Liberal Party	17,726	53.30
7 October 1910 Resignation of Sir John Simon on appointment as Solicitor-General.
1 November 1910	Walthamstow	Liberal Party	16,673	54.52
10 December 1910	Walthamstow	Liberal Party	16,998	56.15
14 December 1918	Walthamstow East	Liberal Party	5,781	36.65
20 December 1919	Spen Valley	Liberal Party	10,244	33.76
15 November 1922	Spen Valley	Liberal Party	13,306	39.22
6 December 1923	Spen Valley	Liberal Party	13,672	40.62
29 October 1924	Spen Valley	Liberal Party	18,474	56.89
30 May 1929	Spen Valley	Liberal Party	22,039	51.76
June 1931 Rt Hon Sir John Simon resigns the Liberal whip in protest of the Liberal Party's support for a minority Government.
27 October 1931	Spen Valley	National Liberal Party	28,647	64.61
14 November 1935	Spen Valley	National Liberal Party	21,671	50.75
20 May 1940 Elevation of Rt Hon Sir John Simon to the Peerage - Viscount Simon of Stackpole.