John Simon Harcourt (14 December 1772 – 21 February 1810) of Ankerwycke, Buckinghamshire, was member of Parliament for Westbury 18 April 1800 - 1802. In 1791, Harcourt bought the

manor house A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were usually held the lord's manorial courts, communal mea ...

(now known as St. Dunstan's) at Lisson village near

Marylebone Marylebone (usually , also ) is an area in London, England, and is located in the City of Westminster. It is in Central London and part of the West End. Oxford Street forms its southern boundary. An ancient parish and latterly a metropo ...

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 Pentonville is an area in North London, located in the London Borough of Islington. It is located north-northeast of Charing Cross on the London Inner Ring Road, Inner Ring Road. Pentonville developed in the northwestern edge of the ancient p ...

carpenter by the name of John Watson. The resulting streets were

Harcourt Street Harcourt Street (Irish: Sráid Fhearchair) is a street located in Dublin City, Ireland. Location It is a little over in length with its northerly start at the south-east corner of St Stephen's Green and terminates in the south at the poi ...

, Molyneux Street, Shouldham Street, Homer Row,

Homer Street Homer Street is a quiet one-way street in the Marylebone neighbourhood of the City of Westminster. It runs from Old Marylebone Road in the north to Crawford Street in the south. The street is part of the Marylebone Ward of Westminster City Counci ...

and Watson's Mews.Bebbington, Gillian. (1972) ''London Street Names''. London: B.T. Batsford. pp. 162 & 177.

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1772 births 1810 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1801–1802 UK MPs 1802–1806 {{UK-politician-stub