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NameSir John Simeon Bart 
[62, 2003 107th edition, Baker article, vol 1, p. 228], [36], [54, His article]
[62, 2003 107th edition, Baker article, vol 1, p. 228], [36], [54, His article]Birth1756
Death4 Feb 1824 [54, His article]
Burial13 Feb 1824, Whitchurch on Thames, Oxon [19, Whitchurch on Thames]
General1st bt: 1815. Commissioner for the protection of the king's property.
FatherRichard Simeon (-1784)
MotherElizabeth Hutton
Spouses
Notes for Sir John Simeon Bart
Of Walliscote Ho, Whitchurch, Oxon.
Whitchurch Burial Register:
"1824 Feb 13 SIMEON Sir John, Bart., 68, of Walliscote House"
Whitchurch Burial Register:
"1824 Feb 13 SIMEON Sir John, Bart., 68, of Walliscote House"
DNB Main notes for Sir John Simeon Bart
Simeon, Sir John 1756-1824
Name: Simeon, Sir John
Dates: 1756-1824
Active Date: 1796
Gender: Male
Field of Interest: Law
Occupation: Master in chancery
Place of
Education: Merton College, Oxford, Lincoln's Inn
Spouse: Rebecca, eldest daughter of John Cornwall
Sources: Foster's Baronetage; Official Returns of Members of Parliament;...
Contributor: W. R. W. [William Rees Williams]
Article
Simeon, Sir John 1756-1824, master in chancery, born in 1756, was the son of Richard Simeon of Reading, and brother of Charles Simeon [q.v.]. He matriculated from Merton College, Oxford, on 23 Oct. 1775, aged 19 (Foster, Alumni Oxon.). Having become a student of Lincoln's Inn on 12 Nov. 1773, he was called to the bar in Trinity term 1779. The same year he was elected recorder of his native town of Reading, and held that position until his resignation in 1807. He also represented it in parliament from June 1797 to 1802, when he suffered defeat, and again from 1806 to 1818. In 1789 he published a treatise on the `Law of Elections,' which was well received by the profession; a second edition appeared in 1795. In November 1795 Simeon was appointed a master in chancery in ordinary, and discharged the duties of the office for twenty-eight years; for the last sixteen years of his life he was senior master. On 7 March 1812 he was placed at the head of the commission, composed of himself, Count M_nster, and General Herbert Taylor, for placing George III's real and personal estate in trust during his majesty's illness; this delicate business was executed without salary. He acted as a commissioner for the protection of the king's property until his majesty's death in 1820. In consideration of his services a baronetcy was conferred upon Simeon on 22 May 1815, and by royal license on 26 May 1820 he received a grant of supporters to be borne by him and his successors in the title. On 9 July 1817 he petitioned to be called to the bench of Lincoln's Inn, but his application was not granted. Sir John died on 4 Feb. 1824, leaving by his wife Rebecca, eldest daughter of John Cornwall of Hendon, Middlesex, three sons and three daughters.
Sources
Foster's Baronetage; Official Returns of Members of Parliament; Gent. Mag. 1824, i. 459; Ockerby's Book of Dignities; Lincoln's Inn Registers; Man's History of Reading.
Contributor: W. R. W.
published 1897
Name: Simeon, Sir John
Dates: 1756-1824
Active Date: 1796
Gender: Male
Field of Interest: Law
Occupation: Master in chancery
Place of
Education: Merton College, Oxford, Lincoln's Inn
Spouse: Rebecca, eldest daughter of John Cornwall
Sources: Foster's Baronetage; Official Returns of Members of Parliament;...
Contributor: W. R. W. [William Rees Williams]
Article
Simeon, Sir John 1756-1824, master in chancery, born in 1756, was the son of Richard Simeon of Reading, and brother of Charles Simeon [q.v.]. He matriculated from Merton College, Oxford, on 23 Oct. 1775, aged 19 (Foster, Alumni Oxon.). Having become a student of Lincoln's Inn on 12 Nov. 1773, he was called to the bar in Trinity term 1779. The same year he was elected recorder of his native town of Reading, and held that position until his resignation in 1807. He also represented it in parliament from June 1797 to 1802, when he suffered defeat, and again from 1806 to 1818. In 1789 he published a treatise on the `Law of Elections,' which was well received by the profession; a second edition appeared in 1795. In November 1795 Simeon was appointed a master in chancery in ordinary, and discharged the duties of the office for twenty-eight years; for the last sixteen years of his life he was senior master. On 7 March 1812 he was placed at the head of the commission, composed of himself, Count M_nster, and General Herbert Taylor, for placing George III's real and personal estate in trust during his majesty's illness; this delicate business was executed without salary. He acted as a commissioner for the protection of the king's property until his majesty's death in 1820. In consideration of his services a baronetcy was conferred upon Simeon on 22 May 1815, and by royal license on 26 May 1820 he received a grant of supporters to be borne by him and his successors in the title. On 9 July 1817 he petitioned to be called to the bench of Lincoln's Inn, but his application was not granted. Sir John died on 4 Feb. 1824, leaving by his wife Rebecca, eldest daughter of John Cornwall of Hendon, Middlesex, three sons and three daughters.
Sources
Foster's Baronetage; Official Returns of Members of Parliament; Gent. Mag. 1824, i. 459; Ockerby's Book of Dignities; Lincoln's Inn Registers; Man's History of Reading.
Contributor: W. R. W.
published 1897