Simon Marquis, 3rd Earl of Woolton

The Right Honourable
The Earl of Woolton
The Right Honourable The Earl of Woolton
Member of the House of Lords
	Lord Temporal
	as a hereditary peer ; 7 January 1969 ? 11 November 1999
Preceded by	The 2nd Earl of Woolton
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Personal details
Born	Simon Frederick James Marquis ; 24 May 1958 (age 66)
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.

Biography [ edit ]

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 [ edit ]

^ Seat abolished by the House of Lords Act 1999 .

References [ edit ]

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

External links [ edit ]

Hansard 1803?2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Woolton

Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Roger Marquis	Earl of Woolton 1969?present Member of the House of Lords (1969?1999)	Incumbent Heir: none
	Viscount Woolton 1969?present
	Baron Woolton 1969?present

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[1] Seat abolished by the House of Lords Act 1999 .

[2] "Woolton, Earl of (UK, 1956)" . Cracoft's Peerage . Heraldic Media Limited. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012 . Retrieved 2 December 2010 .

[3] "Our People: Simon Woolton" . Quayle Munro.

[4] "Judith Helen (nee Roberts), Lady Birdwood" . National Portrait Gallery .

[5] "NEW BOATHOUSE CAPITAL LIMITED" . Directors in the UK.

[6] Simon Woolton, Chief Financial Officer - website Quayle Munro.

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