John Grimston, 7th Earl of Verulam

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Earl of Verulam
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Tenure15 April 1973 – present
Predecessor John Grimston, 6th Earl of Verulam
BornJohn Duncan Grimston
(1951-04-21) 21 April 1951 (age 74)
Nationality British
Spouse(s) Dione Smith
IssueJames Grimston, Viscount Grimston
The Hon. Hugo Guy Sylvester Grimston
Lady Flora Grimston
The Hon. Sam George Grimston
Parents John Grimston, 6th Earl of Verulam
Marjorie Ray Duncan

John Duncan Grimston, 7th Earl of Verulam (born 21 April 1951), styled Viscount Grimston between 1960 and 1973, is a British peer and was a member of the House of Lords from 1974 to 1999.

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Early life

Gorhambury House, the family seat Gorhambury House.jpg
Gorhambury House, the family seat

Grimston was born in 1951, the only son of John Grimston, 6th Earl of Verulam and his wife Marjorie Ray Duncan, daughter of Walter Atholl Duncan. He was educated at West Downs, Eton and Christ Church, Oxford (MA Engineering and Economics.

In 1973, on the death of his father, he succeeded in the peerages of Earl of Verulam and Viscount Grimston (1815), Baron Forrester in the peerage of Scotland (1633), Baron Dunboyne and Viscount Grimston in the peerage of Ireland (1719), Baron Verulam (1790), and as a Baronet (1629). [1] [2]

An only son, he had four sisters, Lady Elizabeth (1939–1987), Lady Hermione Frances (1941), Lady Romayne Bryony (1946), and Lady Iona Charlotte (1953). [1]

Career

For fourteen years until 1996 Verulam was a director of corporate finance at Barings Bank and was then Managing Director of ABN-AMRO Bank from 1996 to 2000 and a Director and Vice-Chairman of Kleinwort Benson Private Bank from 2001 to 2008. He is currently Chairman of Grimston Trust Ltd and founding partner of the Verulam Consulting group. [1] [2]

Grimston has founded two registered charities: The Friends of St Michael's Church, and The West Herts Environmental Foundation.

Marriage and children

In 1976, Verulam married Dione Smith. They have four children: [1]

Verulam lives at Gorhambury House, Hertfordshire. [1]

References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 Charles Mosley, ed., Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage , 107th edition, vol. 3 (Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books), 2003), page 4003
    2. 1 2 "Verulam, 7th Earl of, (John Duncan Grimston) (born 21 April 1951)" in Who's Who , online edition published 1 December 2007 (subscription required)


    Peerage of the United Kingdom
    Preceded by Earl of Verulam
    1973–present
    Incumbent