Lord Ernest Simon
(1879-1960)
industrialist, public servant, politician, Lord Mayor of Manchester (1921-1922), Member of Parliament (1923-1924), Member of Parliament (1929-1931), Knight Bachelor (1932-1947), 1st Baron Simon of Wythenshawe (from 1947), and Chairman of the BBC Board of Governors (1947-1952)
Died aged c. 81
Wikidata WikipediaErnest 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.
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Ernest Darwin Simon (1879-1960) and Shena Dorothy Simon (1883-1972) purchased Wythenshawe Hall and Park as a gift to the City of Manchester in 1926
Wythenshawe Hall, Wythenshawe Park, Wythenshawe Rd, Manchester, United Kingdom where they purchased