Simon Marquis, 3rd Earl of Woolton

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The Earl of Woolton
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
as a hereditary peer
7 January 1969 – 11 November 1999
Preceded byThe 2nd Earl of Woolton
Succeeded bySeat abolished[a]
Personal details
Born
Simon Frederick James Marquis

(1958-05-24) 24 May 1958 (age 65)
Spouses
Hon. Sophie Birdwood
(m. 1987; div. 1997)
Carol Davidson
(m. 1999)
Children3
Parent(s)Roger Marquis, 2nd Earl of Woolton
Josephine Gordon-Cumming
EducationEton College
St. Andrews University (MA, 1981)
OccupationBusinessman, 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[edit]

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]

Coat of arms of Simon Marquis, 3rd Earl of Woolton
Coronet
A Coronet of an Earl
Crest
Suspended from and between the Antlers of a stag a Stirrup and Leather proper
Escutcheon
Sable on a Bend engrailed between two Garbs Or a Rose Gules barbed and seeded proper between two Lions rampant of the field
Supporters
On either side a Lion rampant Or gorged with a Riband Azure pendent therefrom by a Chain also Or an Escutcheon Azure charged with a Liver Bird Argent
Motto
Fortitudine Virtute Dabitur (By fortitude and courage it shall be given)

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Seat abolished by the House of Lords Act 1999.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Woolton, Earl of (UK, 1956)". Cracoft's Peerage. Heraldic Media Limited. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  2. ^ "Our People: Simon Woolton". Quayle Munro.
  3. ^ "Judith Helen (née Roberts), Lady Birdwood". National Portrait Gallery.
  4. ^ "NEW BOATHOUSE CAPITAL LIMITED". Directors in the UK.
  5. ^ Simon Woolton, Chief Financial Officer - website Quayle Munro.

External links[edit]

Peerage of the United Kingdom
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