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
Personal details
Born
Simon Frederick James Marquis

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

      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 is now 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)

      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
      Peerage of the United Kingdom
      Preceded by
      Roger David Marquis      		 Earl of Woolton
      1969–present      		 Incumbent
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