Baron Simon of Wythenshawe

Baron Simon of Wythenshawe, of Didsbury in the City of Manchester, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.^[1] It was created in 1947 for Ernest Simon, an industrialist and politician. He had previously served as a member of the Manchester City Council and as Lord Mayor of Manchester and is chiefly remembered for the slum clearances and housing projects he initiated in the city, notably the Wythenshawe estate. Simon also sat as a Liberal Member of Parliament for Manchester Withington, but joined the Labour Party in 1946. As of 2018 the title is held by his granddaughter, the third Baron, who succeeded her father in 2002.

Barons Simon of Wythenshawe (1947)[]

• Ernest Emil Darwin Simon, 1st Baron Simon of Wythenshawe (1879–1960)
• Roger Simon, 2nd Baron Simon of Wythenshawe (1913–2002)
• Matilda Simon, 3rd Baron Simon of Wythenshawe (b. 1955) (who was born as Matthew Simon)

The heir presumptive is the present holder's first cousin once removed Michael Simon (b. 1970).

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References[]

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,^{[page needed]}
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages ^{[self-published source][better source needed]}