John Duncan Grimston, 7th Earl of Verulam (born 21 April 1951), styled Viscount Grimston between 1960 and 1973, is a British peer.
Early life and education
Grimston was born in 1951, the only son of
John Grimston, 6th Earl of Verulam. He succeeded in the earldom in 1973 on the death of his father. He was educated at
West Downs School
West Downs School, Romsey Road, Winchester, Hampshire, was an English independent preparatory school, which was established in 1897 and closed in 1988.
History Founding
The school was founded by Lionel Helbert (1870–1919), with help from hi ...
and
Eton.
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. It was 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.
Marriage and children
Lord Verulam married
Dione Smith in 1976. They have four children:
[Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003]
* James Walter Grimston, Viscount Grimston (born 6 January 1978),
heir apparent
An heir apparent is a person who is first in the order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person. A person who is first in the current order of succession but could be displaced by the birth of a more e ...
to the earldom and other titles, married Lady Rosanagh Innes-Ker, daughter of the
10th Duke of Roxburghe, in 2008
*
Hon Hugo Guy Sylvester Grimston (born 5 November 1979), married Gallia McDermott in 2008
* Lady Flora Grimston (born 28 September 1981), married Jazz pianist Peter Letanka (grandson of
John Gathorne-Hardy, 4th Earl of Cranbrook) in 2013
* Hon Sam George Grimston (born 18 October 1983)
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*
1951 births
Living people
7
John
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* John (given name)
* John (surname)
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New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
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People educated at West Downs School
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