NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Simeon, John, Sir, 1756-1824 DNB: Simeon, Sir John, first baronet (1755/6-1824), lawyer and politician LBT ID: JoSimeo1824 VIAF ID: 21085990 LOC ID: n84136481 | B/BAP: 1756-03-18 DIED: 1824-02-04 |
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Educated at Eton and Merton College, Oxford, he was MP for Reading (1797-1802, 1806-18)
and a supporter of William Pitt. He obtained his baronetcy in 1815 for legal services to
George III. | |