Richard Simeon
Richard Simeon 2nd Baronet | |
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Member of Parliament for the Isle of Wight | |
In office 1832 –1837 | |
Preceded by | Constituency created |
Succeeded by | William à Court-Holmes |
Personal details | |
Born | Richard Godin Simeon 21 May 1784 |
Died | 4 January 1854 |
Nationality | English |
Political party | Liberal Party |
Children | Charles Simeon John Simeon |
Parent(s) | Sir John Simeon, 1st Baronet (father) |
Sir Richard Godin Simeon, 2nd Baronet (21 May 1784 – 4 January 1854)[1] was an English Liberal Party politician.
Simeon was born in 1784, the son of Sir John Simeon, 1st Baronet and Rebecca Cornwall.[2]
Simeon was elected at the 1832 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Isle of Wight,[3] a new constituency which had been created by the Reform Act 1832. He was re-elected in 1835,[3] and stood down from the House of Commons at the 1837 general election.[3]
He was appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight 1831,[4] and in 1846.[5] He also served as High Sheriff of Hampshire for 1845. Charles and John Simeon were his sons.[6]
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References[]
- ^ "Baronets: S, part 2". Leigh Rayment's baronetage pages. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Lundy, Darryl. "Sir John Simeon, 1st Bt". The Peerage. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ a b c Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 402. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- ^ "No. 18826". The London Gazette. 19 July 1831. p. 1454.
- ^ "No. 20578". The London Gazette. 27 February 1846. p. 776.
- ^ Blain, Rev. Michael (2007). The Canterbury Association (1848-1852): A Study of Its Members' Connections (PDF). Christchurch: Project Canterbury. p. 75. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ Burke's Peerage. 1949.
External links[]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Richard Simeon
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- Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1832–1835
- UK MPs 1835–1837
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- Deputy Lieutenants of the Isle of Wight
- High Sheriffs of Hampshire
- Members of Parliament for the Isle of Wight
- Simeon family
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