Jan David Simon, 3rd Viscount Simon explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Right Honourable
The Viscount Simon
Office1:Member of the House of Lords
Status1:Lord Temporal
Term Label1:as a hereditary peer
Term Start1:19 May 1994
Term End1:11 November 1999
Predecessor1:The 2nd Viscount Simon
Successor1:Seat abolished
Term Label2:as an elected hereditary peer
Term Start2:11 November 1999
Term End2:15 August 2021
Predecessor2:Seat established
Successor2:The 3rd Baron Hacking
Birth Name:Jan David Simon
Birth Date:20 July 1940
Nationality:British
Party:Labour
Children:1

Jan David Simon, 3rd Viscount Simon (20 July 1940 – 15 August 2021), was a British hereditary peer and member of the House of Lords.

Early life and education

Simon was born in 1940, the only son of John Simon, 2nd Viscount Simon, and his wife Christie Hunt. He was educated at Westminster School, at the School of Navigation, University of Southampton and at Sydney Technical College.

Career

Simon succeeded to the viscountcy upon the death of his father in 1993 and became a member of the House of Lords. He was one of the ninety hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999 and sat for the Labour Party.[1]

Lord Simon was President of the Driving Instructors Association from 2000, and of GEM Motoring Assist from 2004.

Marriage and children

Simon was married to Mary Elizabeth Burns from 1969 until her death in 2020.[2] They had one daughter:[3]

Death

Lord Simon died on 15 August 2021 at the age of 81.[4] As he had no sons and as there were no other surviving male line heirs of the first viscount, the viscountcy became extinct upon his death.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Viscount Simon . House of Lords.
  2. Web site: SIMON - Deaths Announcements - Telegraph Announcements . 2021-10-08 . The Daily Telegraph.
  3. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, vol. 3, p. 3624.
  4. Web site: Deaths of Members . UK Parliament . 24 August 2021 . 18 August 2021.