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.

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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

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John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon

British politician (1873-1954)

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About John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon

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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

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Died

January 11, 1954

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