born Feb. 28, 1873, Manchester, Eng.
died Jan. 11, 1954, London
British politician.
A successful lawyer, he served in the House of Commons (1906–18, 1922–40). In the 1930s he led the Liberal National Party and served successively as foreign secretary (1931–35), home secretary (1935–37), and chancellor of the Exchequer (1937–40). Favouring rapprochement with Germany, he supported the appeasement policy of Munich agreement . In 1940 Simon was appointed lord chancellor in {{link=Churchill, Sir Winston Leonard Spencer">Winston Churchill 's wartime coalition ministry and was created a viscount.