George Simpson
George Palgrave Simpson (February 8, 1853 - August 31, 1934)[1] was an early British Bahá’í who served on the National Spiritual Assembly of the British Isles.
Biography[edit]
Simpson was a Freemason before becoming a Bahá’í being initiated in Norwich in 1871, joining a Lodge in Hampton Court in 1894, and a third Lodge in Manchester in 1904.[2]
As of the early 1920's Simpson had become a Bahá’í and when the All-England Bahá’í Council was established in 1922 he was elected to the body as its Chairman. In 1923 the body was reconstituted as the National Spiritual Assembly of the British Isles and Simpson was elected to the Assembly and served as its Treasurer and Assistant Secretary with all correspondence to the British Isles from Shoghi Effendi being personally addressed to him in the early years of the Assembly.[3]
At some point Simpson retired from the Assembly however he was requested to continue serving as Treasurer of the community and attend Assembly meetings. He passed away in 1934.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207605635/george-palgrave-palgrave-simpson
- ↑ Lil Osborn, Men and the Baha'i Faith: An investigation into the role of indigenous men in the early Baha'i community in the British Isles, Baha'i Library Online, 2016, p 6
- ↑ Shoghi Effendi, Unfolding Destiny, UK Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1981, p 468
- ↑ Shoghi Effendi, Unfolding Destiny, UK Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1981, p 468
