John Duncan Grimston, 7th Earl of Verulam (born 21 April 1951), styled Viscount Grimston between 1960 and 1973, is a British peer.
Early life
Grimston is the son of
John Grimston, 6th Earl of Verulam
John Grimston, 6th Earl of Verulam (17 July 1912 – 15 April 1973), styled the Honourable John Grimston until 1960, was a British peer and Conservative Member of Parliament (MP).
Early life and education
Verulam was born John Grimston on 17 July ...
. He succeeded in the earldom in 1973 on the death of his father.
Business career
For 14 years until 1996 he was a director of corporate finance at
Barings Bank
Barings Bank was a British merchant bank based in London, and one of England's oldest merchant banks after Berenberg Bank, Barings' close collaborator and German representative. It was founded in 1762 by Francis Baring, a British-born member ...
. He was a Managing Director of
ABN-AMRO Bank from 1996 to 2000. He was a Director and Vice-Chairman of
Kleinwort Benson
Kleinwort Benson was a leading investment bank that offered a wide range of financial services from offices throughout the United Kingdom and Channel Islands. Two families, the Kleinworts and the Bensons, founded two different merchant banks in ...
Private Bank from 2001 to 2008. He is currently Chairman of Grimston Trust Ltd and founding partner of the Verulam Consulting group.
Grimston has founded two registered charities: The Friends of St Michael's Church, and The West Herts Environmental Foundation.
Personal life
Lord Verulam married
Dione Smith in 1976. They have four children: James Grimston, Viscount Grimston and
heir apparent
An heir apparent, often shortened to heir, is a person who is first in an order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person; a person who is first in the order of succession but can be displaced by the b ...
, Hugo Guy Sylvester Grimston, Flora Grimston and Sam George Grimston.
Notes and references
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References
*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (New York: St Martin's Press, 1990)
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External links
Gorhambury Estate - Official Webpage*
geni.com
1951 births
Living people
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John
John is a common English name and surname:
* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
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People educated at West Downs School
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