Background
The son of a barrister, Simmonds was educated at Repton School and Christ"s College, Cambridge, where he read History.
officer civil servant barrister
The son of a barrister, Simmonds was educated at Repton School and Christ"s College, Cambridge, where he read History.
Christ"s College.
He was called to the bar in 1892. He joined the Charity Commission in 1895 and became a Junior Examiner with the Board of Education in 1902. He was appointed Assistant Secretary to the Board of Education in 1911 and Legal Adviser in 1925, retiring in 1928
He was later appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (Commander of the Order of the British Empire).