Sir John Simeon, 3rd Baronet
John Simeon 3rd Baronet | |
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![]() Sir John Simeon, as photographed shortly before his death in 1870 by Julia Margaret Cameron | |
Member of Parliament for the Isle of Wight | |
In office 1865 –1870 | |
Preceded by | William à Court-Holmes |
Succeeded by | Edward Dawes |
In office 1847 –1851 | |
Preceded by | Charles Cavendish Clifford |
Succeeded by | Alexander Baillie-Cochrane |
Personal details | |
Born | Freiburg, Grand Duchy of Baden | 5 February 1815
Spouses | Jane Maria Baker
(m. 1840; died 1860)Catherine Dorothea Colville
(m. 1861) |
Relations | Charles Simeon (brother) Charles Colville, 1st Viscount Colville of Culross (brother-in-law) |
Parent | Richard Simeon (father) |
Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford (BA) |
Occupation | Politician, naval officer |
Sir John Simeon, 3rd Baronet (5 February 1815 on the Isle of Wight – 21 May 1870 in Freiburg) was a British politician and naval officer.[1]
Biography
Simeon was born on the
His first marriage was on 26 November 1840 to Jane Maria Baker, daughter of
Career
He initially pursued a naval career before being returned for the
In 1851 he converted to Catholicism, and resigned his seat in Parliament through appointment as
He resigned from the Canterbury Association shortly afterwards on 15 May 1851.[2] He was elected again for the same constituency in 1865, already a Liberal, for a time serving as the only Roman Catholic Member of Parliament from an English constituency.[1]
During the invasion scare of 1859–60 he raised the
His last political act, on 8 April 1870, was to speak in Parliament against a measure proposed by Charles Newdigate Newdegate for the state inspection of convents, despite being seriously ill at the time. Bursting a blood-vessel in his throat, he set off on a journey to Switzerland to recover his health but died en route while in Freiburg, aged 55.
Legacy
Simeon Street in Ryde, Isle of Wight, is named after him, as well as the Simeon Arms Public House in the same street. Simeon Quay in Lyttelton, New Zealand is named for the Simeon family.[2] Simeon Street in the Christchurch suburb of Spreydon is named for his brother Charles.[6]
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References
- ^ a b "Sir John Simeon Correspondence – An inventory of his correspondence at Syracuse University". Syracuse University. 14 March 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
- ^ a b c d e Blain, Rev. Michael (2007). The Canterbury Association (1848–1852): A Study of Its Members' Connections (PDF). Christchurch: Project Canterbury. pp. 74–75. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ "The Last Days of Sir John Simeon", The Month: A Magazine and Review new series, vol. II (XIII), July to December 1870, pp. 481–484.
- ^ Ray Westlake, Tracing the Rifle Volunteers, Barnsley: Pen and Sword, 2010, ISBN 978-1-84884-211-3, p. 113.
- ^ Army List.
- ^ Harper, Margaret. "Christchurch Street Names S" (PDF). Christchurch City Libraries. p. 66. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ^ Burke's Peerage. 1949.
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