Baron Simon of Wythenshawe

Baron Simon of Wythenshawe, of Didsbury in the City of Manchester, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.^[1] It was created in 1947 for Ernest Simon, an industrialist and politician. He had previously served as a member of the Manchester City Council and as Lord Mayor of Manchester and is chiefly remembered for the slum clearances and housing projects he initiated in the city, notably the Wythenshawe estate. Simon also sat as a Liberal Member of Parliament for Manchester Withington, but joined the Labour Party in 1946. As of 2010 the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 2002.

Barons Simon of Wythenshawe (1947)

• Ernest Emil Darwin Simon, 1st Baron Simon of Wythenshawe (1879–1960)
• Roger Simon, 2nd Baron Simon of Wythenshawe (1913–2002)
• Matthew Simon, 3rd Baron Simon of Wythenshawe (b. 1955)

The heir presumptive is the present holder's first cousin once removed Michael Simon (b. 1970).

Notes

1. The London Gazette: no. 37872. p. 613. 4 February 1947.

References

• Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
• Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages