In 1947 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Simon of Wythenshawe , of Didsbury in the City of Manchester .
He was appointed chairman of the BBC Board of Governors , a post which he held until 1952 .
In 1947 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Simon of Wythenshawe , of Didsbury in the City of Manchester , and he was appointed chairman of the BBC Board of Governors , a post which he held until 1952 .