Background
Simonds was the son of William Simonds of Saint Cross and Abbott"s Barton, Hampshire and his wife Helen Barrow, daughter of John Barrow merchant of Bristol.
Simonds was the son of William Simonds of Saint Cross and Abbott"s Barton, Hampshire and his wife Helen Barrow, daughter of John Barrow merchant of Bristol.
He was educated at Merchant Taylors" School. He was a Justice of the Peace for Winchester and Hampshire, captain commanding the 1st Hampshire Volunteers, and auditor of King"s College, Cambridge. He held the seat until 1880.
Simonds died at the age of 91.
Simonds married Ellen Lampard Bowker, daughter of Frederick Bowker of Winchester in 1858.
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At the 1865 general election Simonds was elected Member of Parliament for Winchester.