Simon Marquis, 3rd Earl of Woolton

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.

The Right Honourable
The Earl of Woolton
Member of the House of Lords
Lord temporal
In office
1979 – 11 November 1999
as a hereditary peer
Preceded byThe 2nd Earl of Woolton
Succeeded bySeat abolished [lower-alpha 1]
Personal details
Born
Simon Frederick James Marquis

(1958-05-24) 24 May 1958
Spouses
Hon. Sophie Birdwood
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(m. 1987; div. 1997)​
    Carol Davidson
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    (m. 1999)​
    Children3
    Parent(s)Roger Marquis, 2nd Earl of Woolton
    Josephine Gordon-Cumming
    EducationEton College
    St. Andrews University (MA, 1981)
    OccupationBusinessman, peer

    He was a hereditary member of the House of Lords from 1979 until 1999.

    Biography

    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.

    • 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[4] and was Chief Financial Officer of Quayle Munro.[5]

    Coat of arms of Simon Marquis, 3rd Earl of Woolton
    Coronet
    A Coronet of an Earl
    Crest
    Suspended from and between the Antlers of a stag a Stirrup and Leather proper
    Escutcheon
    Sable on a Bend engrailed between two Garbs Or a Rose Gules barbed and seeded proper between two Lions rampant of the field
    Supporters
    On either side a Lion rampant Or gorged with a Riband Azure pendent therefrom by a Chain also Or an Escutcheon Azure charged with a Liver Bird Argent
    Motto
    Fortitudine Virtute Dabitur (By fortitude and courage it shall be given)

    Notes
    1. Seat abolished by the House of Lords Act 1999.

    References
    1. "Woolton, Earl of (UK, 1956)". Cracoft's Peerage. Heraldic Media Limited. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
    2. "Our People: Simon Woolton". Quayle Munro.
    3. "Judith Helen (née Roberts), Lady Birdwood". National Portrait Gallery.
    4. "NEW BOATHOUSE CAPITAL LIMITED". Directors in the UK.
    5. Simon Woolton, Chief Financial Officer - website Quayle Munro
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