Researching John Simonds
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 775 people with the Simonds surname? In that year Simonds was ranked number 2806 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Simonds and the Simonds Family History
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John Simonds
John Simonds (26 June 1883 – 29 May 1945) was a British trade union leader.
Simonds qualified as a barrister. He became active in the National Poor Law Officers' Association (NPLOA), rising to become its assistant general secretary in 1910, and was elected as general secretary in 1912. He tried unsuccessfully to bring about a merger with the Poor Law Officers' Union, while opposing unification with the National Association of Local Government Officers (NALGO).
Poor law officers were employed by Boards of Guardians. In 1929, these were abolished, and members' employment was transferred to local authorities. NALGO took the opportunity to try to recruit NPLOA branches individually. Simonds strongly opposed this, but was spurred to negotiated a merger. This took place in 1930, and Simonds was made NALGO's legal officer, given his background in law, and he created a legal department, with particular expertise in superannuation law.
In 1936, Simonds was promoted to become deputy general secretary of NALGO, and in 1943, he succeeded as its general secretary. However, he died unexpectedly only two years later.
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