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
The House of Lords, also known as the House of Peers, is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Membership is by appointment, heredity or official function. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminste ...
from 1979 until 1999.
Biography
Woolton is the son of
Roger Marquis, 2nd Earl of Woolton
Roger David Marquis, 2nd Earl of Woolton (16 July 1922 – 7 January 1969), styled Viscount Walberton from 1956 to 1964, and the Hon. Roger Marquis from 1939 to 1956, was the son of the 1st Earl of Woolton and his wife Maud (née Smith). His fir ...
, and his second wife, Josephine Gordon-Cumming, now
Countess Lloyd George of Dwyfor.
He graduated from
St. Andrews University in 1981 with an
MA degree in Economics and Modern History. He married the Honourable Sophie Birdwood, daughter of the
3rd Baron Birdwood, 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 and was
Chief Financial Officer of
Quayle Munro.
Simon Woolton, Chief Financial Officer
- website Quayle Munro
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1958 births
Earls in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Living people
Alumni of the University of St Andrews
Chief financial officers
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Woolton
Woolton (; ) is an affluent suburb of Liverpool, England. It is located southeast of the city and is bordered by Allerton, Gateacre, Halewood, and Hunt's Cross. At the 2011 Census, the population was 12,921.
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