Sir John Simeon, 4th Baronet
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Sir John Stephen Barrington Simeon, 4th Baronet DL (31 August 1850 – 1909) was one of the two Members of Parliament[a] for Southampton at the end of the 19th century and the start of the 20th century.
He was born at Swainston Manor[b] in West Wight on 31 August 1850 and succeeded his father, the 3rd baronet, in 1870.[1][2] He served as Ensign in the Rifle Brigade until he married Isabella Mary, daughter of the Hon Ralph Heanage Dutton, in 1872. The marriage was childless.[1] In 1880 he became private secretary to the Rt Hon John Bright, MP, and entered parliament himself in 1895 as a Liberal Unionist. Shortly after his election he commissioned a private railway station[3] at Watchingwell, some four miles (6 km) west of Newport.[4] On 5 December 1903 he was appointed Honorary Colonel of the Southampton-based 1st Hampshire Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers).[1][5]
Re-elected in 1900, Simeon left the House of Commons in 1906 and died three years later. He was succeeded as 5th baronet by his brother, Edmund Charles (1855–1915).[1]
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Notes
References
- ^ a b c d Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 100th Edn, London, 1953.
- ^ Who was Who,1897-1915, Vol 1, London, A&C Black, 1987 ISBN 978-0-7136-2670-4
- ^ Ordnance Survey Grid reference SZ448884
- ^ Pomeroy, C,A "Isle of Wight Railways, Then and Now": Oxford,Past & Present Publishing, 1993, ISBN 0-947971-62-9
- ^ Army List.
- ^ Burke's Peerage. 1949.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir John Simeon
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by Francis Henry Evans Tankerville Chamberlayne | Member of Parliament for Southampton 1895 – 1906 With: Tankerville Chamberlayne to 1896 Sir Francis Henry Evans 1896–1900 Tankerville Chamberlayne 1900–1906 | Succeeded by Sir Ivor Philipps William Dudley Ward |
Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
Preceded by | Baronet of Grazeley, Berkshire 1870–1909 | Succeeded by Edmund Charles Simeon |
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