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Simon, John Allsebrook, 1st Viscount Simon

Date of birth:
February 28th, 1873 (Moss Side/Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom)
Date of death:
January 11th, 1954 (Westminster/London, United Kingdom)
Nationality:
British

Biography

Military career:
25 October 1917: Temp. Major

Political career during the Second World War:
28 May 1937 – 10 May 1940: Chancellor of the Exchequer
10 May 1940 – 27 July 1945: Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
20 May 1940 – 11 January 1954: Member of the House of Lords/Lord Temporal

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Awarded on:
1910
Knight Bachelor
Awarded on:
June 19th, 1911

H.M. Coronation award
Knight/Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (K(D)CVO)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Major
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1919
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Rank:
Chairman
Unit:
Indian Statutory Commission
Awarded on:
June 3rd, 1930
Grand Commander of the Star of India (GCSI)
Awarded on:
May 11th, 1937
Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)
Knight/Dame to the Venerable Order of Saint John (KStJ/DStJ)

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