John Simon Harcourt


John Simon Harcourt of Ankerwycke, Buckinghamshire, was member of Parliament for Westbury 18 April 1800 - 1802.
In 1791, Harcourt bought the manor house at Lisson village near Marylebone along with several acres of farm land for development. This land was parcelled out to his step-father Admiral Molyneux Lord Shuldham, Edward Homer of Marylebone and a Pentonville carpenter by the name of John Watson. The resulting streets were Harcourt Street, Molyneux Street, Shouldham Street, Homer Row, Homer Street and Watson's Mews.