The Lord Simon of Wythenshawe | |
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| Chairman of the BBC Board of Governors | |
| In office 1947–1952 | |
| Preceded by | Philip Inman |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Cadogan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ernest Emil Darwin Simon 9 October 1879 Didsbury, Manchester, England |
| Died | 3 October 1960 (aged 80) Withington, Manchester, England |
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| Alma mater | Pembroke College, Cambridge |
| Profession | Industrialist, politician and public servant |
Ernest Emil Darwin Simon, 1st Baron Simon of Wythenshawe (9 October 1879 – 3 October 1960) was a British industrialist, politician and public servant. Lord Mayor of Manchester in 1921–1922, he was a member of parliament for two terms between 1923 and 1931 before being elevated to the peerage and serving as the Chairman of the BBC Board of Governors.