Richard Simeon

Sir
Richard Simeon
2nd Baronet
Sir Richard Simeon 2nd Baronet
Member of Parliament for the Isle of Wight
	In office; 1832–1837
Preceded by	Constituency created
Succeeded by	William à Court-Holmes
Personal details
Born	Richard Godin Simeon; 21 May 1784
Died	4 January 1854
Nationality	English
Political party	Liberal Party
Children	Charles Simeon; John Simeon
Parent	Sir John Simeon, 1st Baronet (father)

Sir Richard Godin Simeon, 2nd Baronet (21 May 1784 – 4 January 1854)^[1] was an English Liberal Party politician.

Simeon was born in 1784, the son of Sir John Simeon, 1st Baronet and Rebecca Cornwall.^[2]

Simeon was elected at the 1832 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Isle of Wight,^[3] a new constituency which had been created by the Reform Act 1832. He was re-elected in 1835,^[3] and stood down from the House of Commons at the 1837 general election.^[3]

He was appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight 1831,^[4] and in 1846.^[5] He also served as High Sheriff of Hampshire for 1845. Charles and John Simeon were his sons.^[6]

Coat of arms of Richard Simeon
	Crest A fox passant-reguardant Proper in the mouth a trefoil slipped Vert. Escutcheon Per fess Sable and Or a pale counterchanged in chief an ermine spot of the first between two trefoils slipped of the second and in base a like trefoil between two like ermine spots. Supporters Dexter a fox reguardant Proper in the mouth a trefoil slipped Vert, sinister a lion Gules ducally crowned Or. Motto Serviendo; Nec Temere Nec Timide^[7]

References

^ "Baronets: S, part 2". Leigh Rayment's baronetage pages. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ Lundy, Darryl. "Sir John Simeon, 1st Bt". The Peerage. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 402. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
^ "No. 18826". The London Gazette. 19 July 1831. p. 1454.
^ "No. 20578". The London Gazette. 27 February 1846. p. 776.
^ Blain, Rev. Michael (2007). The Canterbury Association (1848–1852): A Study of Its Members' Connections (PDF). Christchurch: Project Canterbury. p. 75. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
^ Burke's Peerage. 1949.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
New constituency	Member of Parliament for Isle of Wight 1832 – 1837	Succeeded by William à Court-Holmes
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Simeon	Baronet of Grazeley, Berkshire 1824 – 1854	Succeeded by John Simeon