John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon

John Allsebrook Simon, 1st Viscount Simon, was a British politician who held senior Cabinet posts from the beginning of the First World War to the end of the Second World War. He is one of three people to have served as Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer, the others being Rab Butler and James Callaghan.

Occupation

politician, lawyer, judge, jurist

Position held

member of the House of Lords, Lord Chancellor, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

Citizenship

United Kingdom

Born

February 28, 1873

Died

January 11, 1954