John Simms (clergyman)
John Morrow Simms (23 November 1854 – 29 April 1934) was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.
John Morrow Simms | |
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| Member of Parliament for North Down | |
| In office 21 July 1922 – 15 November 1922 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished Walter Smiles (1950) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 November 1854 Newtownards, Ireland |
| Died | 29 April 1934 (aged 79) Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Ulster Unionist Party |
| Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast University of Edinburgh Leipzig University |
| Profession | Clergyman Soldier |
Born in Newtownards, Simms studied at the Belfast Academy, the Coleraine Academical Institution, Queen's University, Belfast, the University of Edinburgh and Leipzig University. In 1882, he was ordained as a Presbyterian Church in Ireland clergyman, becoming a British Army chaplain in 1887. He was elected for the Ulster Unionist Party at the July 1922 North Down by-election, and when the seat was abolished later in the year, won a seat in Down, serving until the 1931 UK general election. From 1914 to 1920, he was Principal Chaplain to the Forces, and held the rank of Major-General. He subsequently became Honorary Chaplain to George V of the United Kingdom.[1]
References
- John F. Harbinson, The Ulster Unionist Party, 1882-1973, p.185
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Simms
| Presbyterian Church titles | ||
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| Preceded by James McGranahan (1918) |
Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland 1919 |
Succeeded by Hugh Patterson Glenn (1920) |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Henry Wilson |
Member of Parliament for North Down 1922–1922 |
constituency abolished |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Down 1922–1931 With: David Reid |
Succeeded by Robin Vane-Tempest-Stewart David Reid |