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The Lord Simon of Glaisdale | |
|---|---|
 Simon in 1952, by Elliott & Fry | |
| Lord of Appeal in Ordinary | |
| In office 19 April 1971 – 1977 | |
| President of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division | |
| In office 8 February 1962 – 19 April 1971 | |
| Preceded by | The Lord Merriman |
| Succeeded by | Sir George Baker |
| Solicitor General for England and Wales | |
| In office 22 October 1959 – 8 February 1962 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Macmillan |
| Preceded by | Sir Harry Hylton-Foster |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Hobson |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 15 January 1958 – 22 October 1959 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Macmillan |
| Chancellor | Derick Heathcoat-Amory |
| Preceded by | Enoch Powell |
| Succeeded by | Edward Boyle |
| Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough West | |
| In office 25 October 1951 – 28 February 1962 | |
| Preceded by | Geoffrey Cooper |
| Succeeded by | Jeremy Bray |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 January 1911 Hampstead, London, England |
| Died | 7 May 2006 (aged 95) Chelsea, London, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouses | Gwendolen Evans
(m. 1934; died 1937)Fay Pearson (m. 1948) |
| Children | 3, including Peregrine |
| Education | Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch/service |  British Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Unit | Royal Tank Regiment 36th Division |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Mentioned in dispatches |
Jocelyn Edward Salis Simon, Baron Simon of Glaisdale, PC, DL (15 January 1911 – 7 May 2006) was a Law Lord in the United Kingdom, having been, by turns, a barrister, a commissioned officer in the British Army, a barrister again, a Conservative Party politician, a government minister, and a judge.
He held three ministerial positions in the government of Harold Macmillan, during his 11-year tenure as a member of the House of Commons. He also served as President of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division (now the Family Division) of High Court for nine years, and was a Law Lord for 6 years before his retirement in 1977.
Simon's appointment, as of 2015, marks the last appointment of a former member of the House of Commons as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (although Reginald Manningham-Buller, 1st Viscount Dilhorne, appointed before Simon but retiring after Simon, was the last serving law lord to have previously served in the Commons.) As noted by The Independent in his obituary, "Jack Simon was the last of a breed of judges who first pursued a successful career in politics before promotion to the Bench."[1]
- ^ 'Lord Simon of Glaisdale', The Independent, 9 May 2004.