Simon, John Allsebrook Simon, Viscount, 1873-1954
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John Simon was a British politician and Secretary of Foreign Affairs in the Chamberlain government who supported appeasement policy toward Hitler.
From the description of TLS, 1935 March 7, Foreign Office [London, Eng.] to Lord Dickinson / John Simon. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 226399540
1906-1918 Member of Parliament for Walthamstow Division, Essex; 1910-1913 Solicitor-General; 1913-1915 Attorney-General; 1915-1916 Secretary of State for Home Affairs; 1927-1930 Chairman of the Indian Statutory Commission; 1931-1935 Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; 1935-1937 Secretary of State for Home Affairs and Deputy Leader of the House of Commons; 1937-1940 Chancellor of the Exchequer; 1940-1945 Lord Chancellor.
Epithet: politician and lawyer
Title: 1st Viscount Simon
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001137.0x0003d1
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- South Africa, Africa (as recorded)
- Lyallpur, Punjab (as recorded)
- Bengal, India (as recorded)
- Bihar and Orissa, India (as recorded)
- India, Asia (as recorded)
- Bengal, India (as recorded)
- Punjab, India (as recorded)
- Delhi, India (as recorded)
- Great Britain (as recorded)
- Ireland, Europe (as recorded)
- Germany (as recorded)
- India, Asia (as recorded)
- Assam, India (as recorded)
- North-West Frontier Province, India (as recorded)
- Madras, India (as recorded)
- United Provinces, India (as recorded)
- Burma, Asia (as recorded)
- Soviet Union (as recorded)
- South Africa, Africa (as recorded)
- India, Asia (as recorded)
- East Africa, Africa (as recorded)
- Afghanistan, Asia (as recorded)
- Iran, Asia Minor (as recorded)
- Ireland, Europe (as recorded)
- Bombay, India (as recorded)
- Bombay, India (as recorded)
- Central Provinces, India (as recorded)
- Germany, Europe (as recorded)
- India, Asia (as recorded)
- Madras, India (as recorded)
- India, Asia (as recorded)
- India, Asia (as recorded)
- United States, North America (as recorded)
- Punjab, India (as recorded)
- Lahore, India (as recorded)
- Sri Lanka, Asia (as recorded)
- Sind, India (as recorded)
- Simla, India (as recorded)
- Calcutta, India (as recorded)
- Hazara, North-West Frontier Province (as recorded)
- Great Britain, Europe (as recorded)
