Jan David Simon, 3rd Viscount Simon

Simon was born in 1940, the only son of John Simon, 2nd Viscount Simon, and his wife Christie Hunt. He was educated at Westminster School, at the School of Navigation, University of Southampton and at Sydney Technical College.

Simon succeeded to the viscountcy upon the death of his father in 1993 and became a member of the House of Lords. He was one of the ninety hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999 and sat for the Labour Party.{{cite web |title=Viscount Simon |url=http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/viscount-simon/3128 |publisher=House of Lords}}

Lord Simon was President of the Driving Instructors Association from 2000, and of GEM Motoring Assist from 2004.

Simon was married to Mary Elizabeth Burns from 1969 until her death in 2020.{{Cite web |title=SIMON - Deaths Announcements - Telegraph Announcements |url=http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/245794/simon |access-date=2021-10-08 |website=The Daily Telegraph}} They had one daughter:Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, vol. 3, p. 3624.

• Hon. Fiona Elizabeth Simon (born 15 May 1971)

Lord Simon died on 15 August 2021 at the age of 81.{{cite web |title=Deaths of Members |url=https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2021-08-18/debates/6EFE6405-4659-4D30-A912-5CE43C8FA80B/DeathsOfMembers |website=UK Parliament |access-date=24 August 2021 |date=18 August 2021}} As he had no sons and as there were no other surviving male line heirs of the first viscount, the viscountcy became extinct upon his death.

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