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

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

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

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

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

References

1. "Baronets: S, part 2". Leigh Rayment's baronetage pages. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
2. Lundy, Darryl. "Sir John Simeon, 1st Bt". The Peerage. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
3. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) . British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 402. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
4. "No. 18826". The London Gazette. 19 July 1831. p. 1454.
5. "No. 20578". The London Gazette. 27 February 1846. p. 776.
6. 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.
7. Burke's Peerage. 1949.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Richard Simeon

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