John Simms (clergyman)

John Morrow Simms CB CMG (23 November 1854 – 29 April 1934) was a Presbyterian minister and unionist politician in Northern Ireland.

The Reverend John Morrow Simms
Member of Parliament for Down North Down (July–November 1922)
In office 21 July 1922 – 7 October 1931 Serving with David Reid (November 1922-1931)
Preceded by	Henry Wilson
Succeeded by	James Little Viscount Castlereagh
Personal details
Born	(1854-11-23)23 November 1854 Newtownards, Ireland
Died	29 April 1934(1934-04-29) (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

Biography

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, and became 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 rank relative to major-general.^[1] He subsequently became Honorary Chaplain to George V of the United Kingdom.^[2]