Simon Marquis, 3rd Earl of Woolton
The Right Honourable The Earl of Woolton | |
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Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord Temporal | |
as a hereditary peer 7 January 1969 – 11 November 1999 | |
Preceded by | The 2nd Earl of Woolton |
Succeeded by | Seat abolished [a] |
Personal details | |
Born | Simon Frederick James Marquis (1958-05-24) 24 May 1958 (age 66) |
Spouses | Hon. Sophie Birdwood (m. 1987; div. 1997)Carol Davidson (m. 1999) |
Children | 3 |
Parent(s) | Roger Marquis, 2nd Earl of Woolton Josephine Gordon-Cumming |
Education | Eton College St. Andrews University (MA, 1981) |
Occupation | Businessman, peer |
Simon Frederick James Marquis, 3rd Earl of Woolton (born 24 May 1958), styled Viscount Walberton between 1964 and 1969, is a British peer and businessman.
He was a hereditary member of the House of Lords from 1979 until 1999.
Biography
Woolton is the son of Roger Marquis, 2nd Earl of Woolton, and his second wife, Josephine Gordon-Cumming,[1] now Countess Lloyd George of Dwyfor.
He graduated from St. Andrews University in 1981 with an MA degree in Economics and Modern History.[2] He married the Honourable Sophie Birdwood, daughter of the 3rd Baron Birdwood,[3] in 1987. They had three daughters before divorcing on 13 May 1997:
- Lady Olivia Alice Marquis (born 16 April 1990)
- Lady Constance Elizabeth Marquis (born 14 October 1991)
- Lady Claudia Louise Marquis (born 3 March 1995)
On 28 October 1999, Lord Woolton married Mary Carol Davidson. Davidson has two daughters from a previous marriage.
He was a director of New Boathouse Capital[4] and was Chief Financial Officer of Quayle Munro.[5]
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Notes
- ^ Seat abolished by the House of Lords Act 1999.
References
- ^ "Woolton, Earl of (UK, 1956)". Cracoft's Peerage. Heraldic Media Limited. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
- ^ "Our People: Simon Woolton". Quayle Munro.
- ^ "Judith Helen (née Roberts), Lady Birdwood". National Portrait Gallery.
- ^ "NEW BOATHOUSE CAPITAL LIMITED". Directors in the UK.
- ^ Simon Woolton, Chief Financial Officer - website Quayle Munro.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Woolton
Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by | Earl of Woolton 1969–present Member of the House of Lords (1969–1999) | Incumbent Heir: none |
Viscount Woolton 1969–present | ||
Baron Woolton 1969–present |
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