John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon

British politician

Date of Birth: 28-Feb-1873

Place of Birth: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 11-Jan-1954

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon

  • John Allsebrook Simon, 1st Viscount Simon, (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.
  • He is one of only three people to have served as Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer, the others being Rab Butler and James Callaghan. He also served as Lord Chancellor, the most senior position in the British legal system.
  • Beginning his career as a Liberal (identified with the left-wing and later the right-wing of the party), he joined the National Government in 1931, creating the Liberal National Party in the process.
  • At the end of his career, he was essentially a Conservative.

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