John Simms (clergyman), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Simms (clergyman)

Northern Irish politician and priest

Date of Birth: 23-Nov-1854

Place of Birth: Newtownards, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 29-Apr-1934

Profession: politician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

John Morrow Simms (23 November 1854 – 29 April 1934) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland. Born in Newtownards, Simms studied at the Belfast Academy, the Coleraine Academical Institution, Queen's University, Belfast, the University of Edinburgh and Leipzig University.
In 1882, he was ordained as a Presbyterian Church in Ireland clergyman, becoming a British Army chaplain in 1887.
He was elected for the Ulster Unionist Party at the July 1922 North Down by-election, and when the seat was abolished later in the year, won a seat in Down, serving until the 1931 UK general election.
From 1914 to 1920, he was Principal Chaplain to the Forces, and held the rank of Major-General.
He subsequently became Honorary Chaplain to George V of the United Kingdom.

Francis Dodd (1874–1949)
Alternative names	Francis H. Dodd; Francis Edgar Dodd
Description	British painter and artist British artist
Date of birth/death	29 November 1874 / 1874	7 March 1949 / 1949
Location of birth/death	Holyhead	Blackheath
Authority control	: Q5480742 VIAF: 69203479 ISNI: 0000 0000 7245 7254 ULAN: 500010173 LCCN: nr2001021781 Oxford Dict.: 32847 WorldCat