Henry Simson

Sir Henry John Forbes Simson KCVO, FRCSE, FRCP, FRCOG (12 December 1872 – 13 September 1932) was a British physician who became obstetrician to the British royal family and delivered (amongst many others) the future Queen Elizabeth II and her sister Princess Margaret.He was born on 12 December 1872 in Bareilly in India to Scottish parents, his father being Robert Simson (1827–1905) of the Bengal Civil Service, and his wife Amy Inglis (1848–1929).Around 1916 he was chosen by King George V as official obstetrician to the British Royal Family, an ultimate accolade of trust in this field.He died of a heart attack at the close of an operation in West London Hospital whilst still in the theatre, on 13 September 1932 aged 59.The grave lies in the northern Victorian extension on a north-south path towards the north-east, close to his cousin Elsie Inglis.
Grosvenor Street, Edinburgh
The ashes of Lena Ashwell and Sir Henry Simson, Dean Cemetery
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