Ernest Darwin Simon, 1st Baron Simon of Wythenshawe

Ernest Darwin Simon, 1st Baron Simon of Wythenshawe (1879-1960) was a British industrialist and politician. He 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. In 1947 he was made a peer and appointed chairman of the BBC Board of governors.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by: Thomas Watts	Member of Parliament for Manchester Withington 1923–1924	Succeeded by: Thomas Watts
Preceded by: Thomas Watts	Member of Parliament for Manchester Withington 1929–1931	Succeeded by: Edward Fleming
Political offices
Preceded by: Philip Inman	Chairman of the BBC Board of Governors 1947 - 1952	Succeeded by: Alexander Cadogan
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by: New Creation	Baron Simon of Wythenshawe 1947–1960	Succeeded by: Roger Simon

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