Gavin Simonds, 1st Viscount Simonds
The Viscount Simonds | |
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1953 photograph of Simonds by Sir Cecil Beaton | |
| Lord Chancellor | |
| In office 30 October 1951 – 18 October 1954 | |
| Monarchs | |
| Prime Minister | Sir Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | The Viscount Jowitt |
| Succeeded by | The Viscount Kilmuir |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 November 1881 Reading, Berkshire |
| Died | 28 June 1971 (aged 89) Westminster, London |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
Gavin Turnbull Simonds, 1st Viscount Simonds, PC (28 November 1881 – 28 June 1971) was a British judge, politician and Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.