The Earl of Woolton | |
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Member of the House of Lords | |
Lord temporal | |
In office 1979 –11 November 1999 as a hereditary peer | |
Preceded by | The 2nd Earl of Woolton |
Succeeded by | Seat abolished [lower-alpha 1] |
Personal details | |
Born | Simon Frederick James Marquis 24 May 1958 |
Spouses | Hon. Sophie Birdwood (m. 1987;div. 1997)Carol Davidson (m. 1999) |
Children | 3 |
Parent(s) | Roger Marquis, 2nd Earl of Woolton Josephine Gordon-Cumming |
Education | Eton College St. Andrews University (MA, 1981) |
Occupation | Businessman, 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.
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.
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]
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