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Dexter a man habited in the robes of a Doctor of Civil Law in the University of Cambridge Proper and holding in his dexter hand a book Or sinister a man habited in the robes of the President of the Probate Divorce and Admiralty Division of the High Court
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A cock's head erased Azure combed and wattled Gules between two palm branches Vert holding in the beak two roses Argent clipped leaved barbed and seeded Proper.
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in the House of Lords, despite earlier sitting in the House of Commons and holding ministerial office as a Conservative. He was strongly opposed to
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in his obituary, "Jack Simon was the last of a breed of judges who first pursued a successful career in politics before promotion to the Bench."
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He married his first wife, Gwendolen Evans, in 1934. She died in 1937. He married his second wife, Fay, in 1948; they had three sons. One, Sir
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At the time of his death in 2006 he was the last living person to have held the title of a KC having been appointed in 1951 under the reign of
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Per saltire Sable and Ermine a pair of scales Or between in fess two roses Argent barbed and seeded Proper and in pale two crescents Ermine.
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and also lost the use of his right eye; he habitually wore a black eye-patch thereafter, which gave him somewhat of a piratical air.
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on 5 February 1971 and appointed a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary. He retired from judicial office in 1977, but continued to attend the
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in 1951. At the time of his death, he was the last surviving person to have been originally appointed as King's Counsel.
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Despite continuing his legal practice, he was attentive to constituency matters, and increased his majority in the
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He remained President of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division for nine years, until he was created a
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Simon's appointment, as of 2015, marks the last appointment of a former member of the House of Commons as a
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Ministers in the Macmillan and Douglas-Home governments, 1957–1964
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in 1942 and the subsequent six-month campaign to liberate it from
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Law Lord in the United Kingdom, politician and judge (1911–2006)
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Presidents of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division
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He returned to legal practice in 1946, and was appointed
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He held three ministerial positions in the government of
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President of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division
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President of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division
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Coat of arms of Jack Simon, Baron Simon of Glaisdale
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of Trinity Hall in 1963. He was called to the bar at
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in 1957. He took charge of the bill that became the
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Jocelyn Edward Salis Simon, Baron Simon of Glaisdale
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Deputy lieutenants of the North Riding of Yorkshire
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He commanded a special service squadron of three 1468:Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom 771:Simon's career then took a political turn: at the 966:, such as replacing "-ours" endings with "-ors". 661:Reginald Manningham-Buller, 1st Viscount Dilhorne 1394: 1001:, also became a barrister and High Court judge. 621:politician, a government minister, and a judge. 628:, during his 11-year tenure as a member of the 1503:Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division judges 1121:(Supplement). 27 December 1960. p. 8889. 1249:contributions in Parliament by Jocelyn Simon 652:for 6 years before his retirement in 1977. 939:and took a close interest in legislation. 720:and was commissioned as an officer in the 260:15 January 1958 – 22 October 1959 206:22 October 1959 – 8 February 1962 117: 82:Learn how and when to remove this message 1498:Solicitors general for England and Wales 1131: 1111: 1091: 900:Simon seemed destined for a seat in the 164:8 February 1962 – 19 April 1971 45:This article includes a list of general 1348:Solicitor General for England and Wales 801:. Politically, he was a founder of the 638:Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division 442: 1934; died 1937) 194:Solicitor General for England and Wales 14: 1428:British Army personnel of World War II 1395: 840:A year later, the ministerial team at 819:Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 1153:"Adjusting to the King's Counsel Era" 705:in 1934, and joined the chambers of 31: 1473:People educated at Gresham's School 1316:Financial Secretary to the Treasury 976: 962:by adopting certain practices from 858:Financial Secretary to the Treasury 766: 248:Financial Secretary to the Treasury 123:Simon in 1952, by Elliott & Fry 24: 1528:Life peers created by Elizabeth II 1418:Fellows of Trinity Hall, Cambridge 1022: 1015: 933:North Riding of the County of York 895: 740:control. He later fought with the 51:it lacks sufficient corresponding 25: 1539: 1413:Alumni of Trinity Hall, Cambridge 1236: 856:and Simon was promoted to become 794:. He held the seat for 11 years. 1493:UK MPs who were granted peerages 1258:Parliament of the United Kingdom 1141:. 9 February 1971. p. 1221. 1101:. 3 November 1959. p. 6941. 519: 501: 36: 874:Speaker of the House of Commons 807:Parliamentary Private Secretary 459: 439: 1163: 1145: 1125: 1105: 1085: 1070: 13: 1: 1063: 779:to office, he was elected as 672: 146:19 April 1971 – 1977 1518:20th-century English lawyers 1453:Members of the Middle Temple 1423:Royal Tank Regiment officers 7: 1443:20th-century King's Counsel 1076:'Lord Simon of Glaisdale', 850:Chancellor of the Exchequer 329:25 October 1951 – 103:The Lord Simon of Glaisdale 10: 1544: 1181: 878:Reginald Manningham-Buller 657:Lord of Appeal in Ordinary 648:for nine years, and was a 134:Lord of Appeal in Ordinary 1381: 1372: 1364: 1354: 1345: 1337: 1332: 1322: 1313: 1305: 1300: 1290: 1271: 1263: 1256: 992: 829:, earning the respect of 752:, and ended the war as a 583: 573: 556: 542: 532: 514: 496: 491: 481: 470: 418: 408: 396: 369: 364: 360: 348: 336: 322: 310: 298: 286: 276: 264: 253: 246: 234: 222: 210: 199: 192: 180: 168: 157: 150: 139: 132: 128: 116: 96: 925:Baron Simon of Glaisdale 790:, winning the seat from 1055:Si Monent Tubae Paratus 1004: 868:in 1959 to replace Sir 750:mentioned in dispatches 695:Trinity Hall, Cambridge 617:, a barrister again, a 578:Mentioned in dispatches 486:Trinity Hall, Cambridge 229:Sir Harry Hylton-Foster 66:more precise citations. 18:Lord Simon of Glaisdale 1027: 1020: 981:He was appointed as a 846:Derick Heathcoat-Amory 718:Inns of Court Regiment 281:Derick Heathcoat-Amory 1173:. 2003. p. 1476. 1026: 1019: 799:1955 general election 773:1951 general election 1274:Member of Parliament 784:Member of Parliament 730:Royal Armoured Corps 697:. 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Lord Simon of Glaisdale
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The Right Honourable
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Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
President of the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division
The Lord Merriman
Sir George Baker
Solicitor General for England and Wales
Harold Macmillan
Sir Harry Hylton-Foster
Sir John Hobson
Financial Secretary to the Treasury
Harold Macmillan
Derick Heathcoat-Amory
Enoch Powell
Edward Boyle
Member of Parliament
Middlesbrough West
28 February 1962
Geoffrey Cooper
Jeremy Bray
Hampstead
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