Ian Semple
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| Born | Ian Chalmers Semple December 2, 1928 New Barnet, England |
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| NSA member | British Isles, 1956 |
| IBC member | 1961 - 1963 |
| UHJ member | 1963 - 2005 |
| Spouse(s) | Louise Semple (née Gloor) |
Ian Chalmers Semple (b. December 2, 1928) was a member of the Universal House of Justice, the supreme governing body of the Bahá’í Faith, from 1963 to 2005.
Mr. Semple was born in New Barnet, England and holds a Master of Arts degree in the German and French languages and literature from Oxford University. He became a member of the Bahá’í Faith in 1950 and served first on the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the British Isles in 1956 as its secretary. He was an Auxiliary Board member in Europe from 1957 to 1961 with particular responsibility for the north of England, Scotland, Norway and Sweden. In 1961 he was elected to the International Bahá’í Council, and moved his residence to Haifa. In 1963 he was elected to the Universal House of Justice and served in that capacity until 2005.
From 1947 to 1949 Mr. Semple did his national service in the British Army , during which period he earned a commission in the Royal Corps of Signals. Ian Semple studied at Pembroke College, Oxford, obtaining a BA in German and French Language and Literature in 1952, and an MA in 1955. He subsequently studied accounting in the City of London, qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in 1955 and becoming a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
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- "Members of the Universal House of Justice". Beliefnet. 2002-09-13. http://www.beliefnet.com/boards/message_list.asp?boardID=35421&discussionID=182130. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
- "Bahá’í World Centre". UK Bahá’í Journal. 2003-05-7. http://www.bahaijournal.org.uk/BJ200307/bwc.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
- "Presenters". Changing times. 2008. http://archive.changing-times.org/ct2008-presenters.html. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
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