Richard Simeon

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]

References

1. "Baronets: S, part 2". Leigh Rayment's baronetage pages. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
2. Lundy, Darryl. "Sir John Simeon, 1st Bt.". The Peerage. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
3. 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.
4. The London Gazette: no. 18826. p. 1454. 19 July 1831.
5. The London Gazette: no. 20578. p. 776. 27 February 1846.
6. 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.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Richard Simeon