John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon
British politician (1873-1954) · United Kingdom · On the map · Politicians · Died at 80
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.
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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.
