Ernest Emil Darwin Simon (abt. 1879 - 1960)

Born about 9 Oct 1879 in Didsbury, Lancashire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Shena Dorothy (Potter) Simon — married 1912 in St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Died 3 Oct 1960 at about age 80 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Ernest Emil Darwin Simon, 1st Baron Simon of Wythenshawe (9 October 1879 – 3 October 1960) was a British industrialist, politician and public servant. Lord Mayor of Manchester in 1921–1922, he was a member of parliament for two terms between 1923 and 1931 before being elevated to the peerage and serving as the Chairman of the BBC Board of Governors.

Simon was born in Didsbury, Manchester, as the eldest son of Henry Gustav Simon and Emily Stoehr. He was educated at Rugby School and studied mechanical sciences at Pembroke College, Cambridge.

In 1912 he married Shena Dorothy Potter (1883–1972), a noted social reformer. They had three children: Roger, a solicitor and journalist; Brian, an educationalist and historian; and a daughter Antonia (Tony) who died in childhood^[1]

Name: Ernest Simon. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Born abt 1880. Didsbury, Lancashire, England. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Residence

1881 Didsbury, Lancashire, England.^[4]

1891 Didsbury, Lancashire, England.^[3]

1901 Didsbury, Lancashire, England.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia [1]
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} 1901 England Census Class: RG13; Piece: 3669; Folio: 13; Page: 17 Ancestry.com Ancestry Record 7814 #22940545
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} 1891 England Census The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 3161; Folio: 92; Page: 5 Ancestry.com Ancestry Record 6598 #13274324
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} 1881 England Census Class: RG11; Piece: 3890; Folio: 90; Page: 6; GSU roll: 1341929 Ancestry.com Ancestry Record 7572 #10218353