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Simon Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Simon, based on 15 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

15 records1910–194013 events1 places

Chronological biography

1910

Attorney General1910

Government / Liberal Party Government · Viscount · Attorney General · London

Appointed Attorney General

1915

Home Secretary of Great Britain1915

Government / Liberal Party Government · Viscount · Home Secretary of Great Britain

Appointed Home Secretary

1927

Chairman1927

Government / Labour Party Government · Viscount · Chairman of ISC · London

Appointed Chairman of the Indian Statutory Commission

1930

Party Leader1930

Politics / Liberal Party · Viscount · Party Leader of LP · London

Appointed Party Leader of the Liberal Party

Government Report24 June 1930

Government / Labour Party Government · Viscount · Chairman of ISC · London

Produces the Simon Report

Independence of Great Britain24 June 1930

Government / Labour Party Government · Viscount · Chairman of ISC · London

Talks with Indian rulers on the future of central Government. Recommends responsible Government in the provinces. Produces the Simon Report

Independence of India24 June 1930

Government / Labour Party Government · Viscount · Chairman of ISC · London

Talks with Indian rulers on the future of central Government. Recommends responsible Government in the provinces. Produces the Simon Report

1931

Foreign Secretary of Great Britain1931

Government / Coalition Government · Viscount · Foreign Secretary of Great Britain

Appointed Foreign Minister

Home Secretary of Great Britain7 June 1931

Politics / National Liberal Party · Viscount · Home Secretary of Great Britain · London

Appointed Home Secretary

1935

Leader of House of Commons1935

Government / National Government · Viscount · Leader Commons · London

Appointed Leader of the House of Commons

statement relating to Defence4 March 1935

Government / Coalition Government · Viscount · Foreign Secretary of Great Britain

Rearmament of "statement relating to Defence", recognizes the need to rearm

Home Secretary of Great Britain7 June 1935

Government / National Government · Viscount · Home Secretary of Great Britain

Appointed Home Secretary

1937

Chancellor of the Exchequer1937

Government / National Government · Viscount · Chancellor of the Exchequer · London

Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer

1940

Peerage1940

Government / Coalition Government · Viscount · Lord Chancellor · London

Created Viscount Simon

Lord Chancellor12 May 1940

Government / Coalition Government · Viscount · Lord Chancellor

Appointed Lord Chancellor

Titles and roles

Viscount · Attorney General · Viscount · Chairman of ISC · Viscount · Chancellor of the Exchequer · Viscount · Foreign Secretary of Great Britain · Viscount · Home Secretary of Great Britain · Viscount · Leader Commons · Viscount · Lord Chancellor · Viscount · Party Leader of LP

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.