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

    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.

    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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